Snow - Neige (The 1824th Most Common French Word)

The French word for Snow is Neige. It is classified as a B1 word, and is the 1824th most commonly used word in French. It can be used as noun. This word often comes up when talking about nature & weather. You can see example sentences for context below, and you can also listen to their pronunciations by clicking on the speaker icon. Discover all of the 3000 most common French words with over 60,000 example sentences, pronunciations, and various practice types by downloading our app today.

Pronunciation

English: snow

French: neige

Examples


The snow prevented me from going there.	La neige m'a empêché d'y aller.
The snow prevented his going out.	Il ne pouvait pas sortir à cause de la neige.
I love snow.	J'aime la neige.
I really like snow.	J'aime beaucoup la neige.
Last year, there was a lot of snow.	L'année dernière, il y avait beaucoup de neige.
My grandfather has snowy white hair.	Mon grand-père a des cheveux blancs comme neige.
I want snow.	Je veux de la neige.
A snowstorm is coming in.	Une tempête de neige arrive.

We have lots of snow in the winter.	Il y a beaucoup de neige en hiver.
The paper is white; the snow is also white. The paper and the snow are white.	Le papier est blanc; la neige est aussi blanche. Le papier et la neige sont blancs.
The snow has disappeared.	La neige a disparu.
We don't get snow here very often.	Il ne neige pas souvent par ici.
They found the track of a bear in the snow.	Ils ont trouvé la trace d'un ours dans la neige.
Driving through that snowstorm was a nightmare.	Conduire dans cette tempête de neige a été un cauchemar.
We got lost in the snow.	Nous nous sommes perdus dans la neige.
The rain turned into snow.	La pluie s'est transformée en neige.
We had a snowball fight.	Nous fîmes une bataille de boules de neige.
The mountain is covered in snow.	La montagne est recouverte de neige.
The mountain was covered in snow.	La montagne était recouverte de neige.
The island is covered with ice and snow during the winter.	En hiver l'île est couverte de glace et de neige.
There is snow on the mountain.	Il y a de la neige sur la montagne.