What does avril in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word avril in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use avril in French.

The word avril in French means April, ne'er cast a clout till May be out, April Fool, April Fool!, April Fools' Day, April Fool!. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word avril

April

nom masculin (4e mois de l'année)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le mois d'avril suit le mois de mars dans le calendrier. En avril, je suis allée en vacances au Portugal.
The month of April follows the month of March on the calendar. In April, I went to Portugal on vacation.

ne'er cast a clout till May be out

(proverbe (il ne faut pas se découvrir trop tôt) (proverb, equivalent)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
– Je n'ai pas pris de veste et maintenant, j'ai froid. – Eh oui, en avril, ne te découvre pas d'un fil !

April Fool

nom masculin (blague du 1er avril)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
On a fait un poisson d'avril à notre collègue, il va être surpris de ne pas trouver sa chaise.

April Fool!

interjection (C'est une blague du 1er avril !)

(interjection: Exclamation--for example, "Oh no!" "Wow!")
Quand Jacques s'est relevé, on lui a crié : « Poisson d'avril ! ».

April Fools' Day

nom propre masculin (jour consacré aux blagues)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Attention, nous sommes le 1er avril, c'est le jour des « poissons d'avril ».

April Fool!

interjection (c'était une blague !)

(interjection: Exclamation--for example, "Oh no!" "Wow!")
Oh, il tombe des billets ! Premier avril !

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