NiléaneAnd if that's not clear:
No, to a French-speaking person, using "Intempéries" to describe a heat wave makes absolutely no sense.
Joe Rosensteel 🏳️🌈
@nileane@nileane.fr Just for my own personal edification, what is the proper way to translate that heat wave warning?
Niléane@joesteel@duck.haus There is a specific word for that in French: "Canicule" https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canicule
This is the word 99% of French people recognize and use to talk about heat waves and government-issued heat wave warnings (i.e., Le Monde here if you want an example: https://www.lemonde.fr/planete/article/2025/08/11/la-canicule-monte-d-un-cran-dans-le-sud-ouest-je-ne-joue-pas-avec-la-chaleur_6628050_3245.html)
Ben Ford :grinchsmile:@nileane@nileane.fr @joesteel@duck.haus if I understand properly, what you’re saying is that there is no direct translation for “severe weather”
Joe Rosensteel 🏳️🌈@nileane@nileane.fr Merci
Niléane@joesteel@duck.haus je t'en prie 😌
Niléane@joesteel@duck.haus je t'en prie 😌