Sleet day today!

French translation: il tombe du grésil aujourd'hui !

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English term or phrase:Sleet day today!
French translation:il tombe du grésil aujourd'hui !
Entered by: mchd

08:24 Jul 17, 2017
English to French translations [PRO]
Meteorology / Météo
English term or phrase: Sleet day today!
Il tombe de la neige fondante/fondue/ Il grésille? Ou s'agit-il plutôt de la neige qui fond et se transforme en gadoue? Merci d'avance!
alisongrd
Belgium
Local time: 05:08
il tombe du grésil aujourd'hui !
Explanation:
http://fr.thefreedictionary.com/grésils
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mchd
France
Local time: 05:08
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Summary of answers provided
4 +1il tombe de la neige fondue aujourd'hui
FX Fraipont (X)
4 +1giboulées
GILLES MEUNIER
4il tombe du grésil aujourd'hui !
mchd


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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
sleet day today!
il tombe de la neige fondue aujourd'hui


Explanation:
sleet /sliːt/
1 noun [Afficher les conjugaisons ou les féminins et les pluriels.] [Écouter la prononciation.]
neige f fondue
2 intransitive verb [Afficher les conjugaisons ou les féminins et les pluriels.] [Écouter la prononciation.]
■ it is sleeting : il tombe de la neige fondue
R&C

giboulée = hail (storm)



FX Fraipont (X)
Belgium
Local time: 05:08
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 36

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agree  gayd (X)
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30 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
sleet day today!
il tombe du grésil aujourd'hui !


Explanation:
http://fr.thefreedictionary.com/grésils

mchd
France
Local time: 05:08
Native speaker of: French
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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
sleet day today!
giboulées


Explanation:
http://www.granddictionnaire.com/ficheOqlf.aspx?Id_Fiche=265...

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Note added at 4 heures (2017-07-17 12:30:29 GMT)
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il y a des giboulées aujourd'hui

pour la phrase complète, mais ça ne semble pas être la difficulté

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Note added at 2 jours9 heures (2017-07-19 17:44:11 GMT)
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la neige fondue, ce n'est pas sleet

GILLES MEUNIER
France
Local time: 05:08
Native speaker of: French
PRO pts in category: 105

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agree  JS Brassard
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