By Calixte Wondje, Ph.D.
INTRODUCTION
French expressions about cold.
Here are some French expressions related to cold.
“Il fait un froid de canard”
– It’s freezing cold. (Literally, “It’s a duck’s cold,” referring to a very cold, biting wind.)
“Avoir les dents qui chatouillent”
– To have your teeth chattering. (A playful way to describe the physical reaction to cold.)
“Être gelé(e)”
– To be frozen or extremely cold. (Can be used for both people and things that are very cold.)
“Avoir la chair de poule”
– To have goosebumps. (Literally “to have chicken skin.”)
“Ça caille”
– It’s freezing. (A colloquial way to describe very cold weather.)
“Être comme une glace”
– To be as cold as ice. (Used to describe someone who is emotionally distant or literally very cold.)
“Avoir froid jusqu’aux os”
– To be cold to the bone. (Describes feeling very cold, as though it’s deep inside.)
“Se les geler”
– To freeze one’s butt off (informally, used for describing extremely cold conditions).
“Frissonner de froid”
– To shiver with cold.
“Il fait un froid de loup”
– It’s as cold as a wolf’s cold. (Similar to “cold as a dog’s nose,” referring to extremely cold weather.)
HAPPY FRENCH LEARNING!
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