Brutkey

Nilรฉane
@nileane@nileane.fr

@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:
@binford2k@hachyderm.io

@nileane@nileane.fr @joesteel@duck.haus if I understand properly, what youโ€™re saying is that there is no direct translation for โ€œsevere weatherโ€


Nilรฉane
@nileane@nileane.fr

@binford2k@hachyderm.io @joesteel@duck.haus Well yes there is, you could say "Phรฉnomรจne mรฉtรฉorologique violent"' for instance.

I think the label should say "Canicule" though when it's about a heatwave.