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How do you say "gale" in French?
la tempête
In French, "gale" is la tempête.
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Pronunciation
Pronounce tom-PET, with stress on the final syllable and a nasal first syllable.
Grammar notes
la tempête is feminine. Its plural is tempêtes.
Example sentence
Une forte tempête emporta les feuilles.
A strong gale blew the leaves away.
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How to remember la tempête
Tempête shares a root with tempest, a wild windy word for a wild windy gale.
Related words
- breeze la brise
- monsoon la mousson
- blizzard la tempête de neige
- drizzle la bruine
- downpour l' averse
- humidity l' humidité
- temperature la température
- climate le climat
- season la saison
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Questions about la tempête
How do you pronounce la tempête?
Pronounce tom-PET, with stress on the final syllable and a nasal first syllable.
Is la tempête masculine or feminine?
la tempête is feminine. la tempête is feminine. Its plural is tempêtes.
How is la tempête used in French?
la tempête is used the same way as the equivalent English noun. For example: Une forte tempête emporta les feuilles. (A strong gale blew the leaves away.).
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