What does hiver in French mean?

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

The word hiver in French means winter, years old, autumn/winter collection, winter collection, all year round, all year round, be given a roasting, have a go at , have a real go at , have a right go at, standard time, nuclear winter, not make it through winter, putting the clocks back, ending British summer time, put the clocks back, get through it, winter sport, winter sports, skiing, winter sports resort, winter wind, winter jacket. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word hiver

winter

nom masculin (saison froide) (season)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
L'hiver commence en décembre et se termine en mars.
Winter starts in December and ends in March.

years old

nom masculin (années) (age)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Jeanne aura 75 hivers l'an prochain.
Next year, Jean will have lived through seventy-five winters.

autumn/winter collection

nom féminin (vêtements à la mode pour l'hiver) (UK)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

winter collection

nom féminin (vêtements à la mode pour l'hiver)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

all year round

locution adverbiale (quel que soit le temps)

all year round

locution adverbiale (figuré (tout le temps)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

be given a roasting

locution adjectivale (figuré (recevoir son lot de critiques) (informal, figurative)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Pierre est ressorti de cette réunion en étant habillé pour l'hiver.

have a go at , have a real go at , have a right go at

locution verbale (figuré (critiquer) (informal)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Paul m'a dit que ma grand-mère n'avait pas arrêté de dire du mal de nous : apparemment, elle nous a habillés pour l'hiver !

standard time

nom féminin (heure légale)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
L'heure d'hiver est plus proche de l’heure solaire.

nuclear winter

nom masculin (fin du monde due au nucléaire)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
On appelle hiver nucléaire la dévastation suivant une explosion nucléaire.

not make it through winter

locution verbale (mourir avant la fin de l'année)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

putting the clocks back, ending British summer time

nom masculin (changement d'heure hivernal)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le passage à l'heure d'hiver se fait le dernier week-end d'octobre.

put the clocks back

locution verbale (reculer d'une heure les montres)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Nous passerons à l'heure d'hiver fin octobre.

get through it

locution verbale (figuré (tenir le coup) (informal)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

winter sport

nom masculin (sport nécessitant un temps froid) (often plural)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

winter sports

nom masculin pluriel (sports pratiqués l'hiver)

(plural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors.")

skiing

nom masculin pluriel (vacances d'hiver à la montagne)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Tu pars aux sports d'hiver cette année ?
Are you going skiing this year?

winter sports resort

nom féminin (lieu de vacances hivernal)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les stations de sport d'hiver surveillent quotidiennement l'enneigement.

winter wind

nom masculin (souffle, bourrasque)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

winter jacket

nom féminin (veste chaude)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

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