What does neige in French mean?

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

The word neige in French means snow, mountains, snow, static, snow, snow, go on a school skiing trip, snowblower, snowdrift, snowball fight, beat the egg whites until stiff, beat the egg whites until stiff, pure as the driven snow, Snow White, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, snowman, heavy snowfall, snow globe, snowball, snow gun, snow cannon, snowplough, snowplough position, snowplough, snowfall, school trip to the mountains, school ski trip, snow crystal, snowplough, snowball effect, snowball, flake, snowflake, melt away overnight, disappear into thin air, it is snowing, whip up egg whites, dry ice, sleet, sleet, powdery snow, snow turning to ice, snowdrop, snowboard, snow tyre, winter tyre, snowblower, snow blower, snowstorm, maple taffy. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word neige

snow

nom féminin (pluie de flocons)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La neige tombe en abondance en altitude.
Snow falls abundantly at high altitudes.

mountains

nom féminin (familier (montagne, sports d'hiver) (place)

(plural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors.")
Nous sommes allés à la neige à Noël. Alors, c'était bien, la neige ?
So, how was the skiing?

snow, static

nom féminin (figuré (parasite sur un écran) (TV)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il ne voyait que de la neige sur sa télévision.
He could see nothing but snow on his television.

snow

nom féminin (argot (drogue) (slang: cocaine)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il est consommateur de neige.
He takes snow.

snow

(neige qui tombe)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
Il neige ! Maintenant, c'est vraiment l'hiver.
It's snowing! Winter's really here now.

go on a school skiing trip

locution verbale (partir en sortie scolaire à la neige)

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

snowblower

nom masculin (machine à déneiger)

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

snowdrift

nom masculin (accumulation de neige)

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

snowball fight

nom féminin (jeu hivernal)

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

beat the egg whites until stiff

locution verbale (fouetter des blanc d’œufs) (cookery)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
On monte les blancs en neige pour faire une mousse au chocolat.

beat the egg whites until stiff

locution verbale (fouetter des blanc d’œufs) (cookery)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
On bat les œufs en neige pour faire une mousse au chocolat.

pure as the driven snow

locution adjectivale (innocent)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")

Snow White

nom propre féminin (personnage de conte)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Blanche-Neige n'aurait pas dû croquer la pomme.

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

nom propre (conte)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Leurs parents leur lisaient Blanche-Neige et les sept nains avant de dormir.

snowman

nom masculin (figurine en neige)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les enfants rassemblent de la neige pour faire un bonhomme de neige.

heavy snowfall

nom féminin (Can (forte chute de neige)

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

snow globe

nom féminin (boule d'eau décorative à paillettes)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Julie a rapporté une boule à neige de ses vacances à sa fille.
Julie brought her daughter a snow globe from her holidays.

snowball

nom féminin (conglomérat de neige)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les enfants adorent se lancer des boules de neige en hiver.

snow gun, snow cannon

nom masculin (dispositif créant de la neige) (machine)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La station de ski ouvrira le jour J grâce aux canons à neige.

snowplough

nom masculin (véhicule spécial) (UK, vehicle)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le chasse-neige passe pour dégager les routes de la neige.
The snowplough is coming through to clear the snow off the roads.

snowplough position, snowplough

nom masculin (position des skis en v) (UK, skiing)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Pour freiner, il faut mettre les skis en chasse-neige. Mon fils ne skie pas très bien et ski en chasse-neige.
To brake, you have to put your skis in snowplow.

snowfall

nom féminin (averse neigeuse)

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

school trip to the mountains, school ski trip

nom féminin (séjour scolaire pour skier)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les enfants vont en classe de neige où ils vont pouvoir apprendre à skier.

snow crystal

nom masculin (grain, granule de neige)

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

snowplough

locution verbale (ski alpin : mode de déplacement) (UK)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
Le skieur descend en chasse-neige pour ne pas prendre trop de vitesse.
The skier snowploughed down the piste so as not to go too fast.

snowball effect

nom masculin (emballement)

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

snowball

locution verbale (entraîner des actions similaires)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
This dispute could snowball into a full-blown strike.

flake, snowflake

nom masculin (cristal de neige)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il neigeait à gros flocons.
The snow was coming down in large flakes.

melt away overnight, disappear into thin air

(figuré (disparaître rapidement) (figurative)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Mon frère n'a plus d'argent : ses économies ont fondu comme neige au soleil.

it is snowing

(il tombe de la neige)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Il neige sur les sommets de cette montagne.
It is snowing on the mountain peaks.

whip up egg whites

locution verbale (fouetter des blanc d'œufs)

dry ice

nom féminin (mousse de CO2)

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

sleet

nom féminin (neige fondante)

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

sleet

nom féminin (neige fondue)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il tombe une neige mouillée qui forme une gelée sur le sol.

powdery snow

nom féminin (neige fraîchement tombée)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Au début de l'hiver, les amateurs de ski alpin se réjouissent de la neige poudreuse.

snow turning to ice

nom féminin (neige qui gèle à la surface)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
En hiver il y a de nombreux accidents de voitures car il y a de la neige verglaçante sur les routes.

snowdrop

nom masculin (plante bulbeuse)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les perce-neige sont les premières fleurs à fleurir au printemps.

snowboard

nom féminin (Can (surf pour la neige) (sport)

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

snow tyre, winter tyre

nom masculin (pneu adapté à l'hiver) (UK)

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

snowblower, snow blower

nom féminin (ustensile de déneigement) (machine)

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

snowstorm

nom féminin (vent soulevant de la neige) (weather)

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

maple taffy

nom féminin (Can (sucette au sirop d'érable)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ta tire d'érable est délicieuse, tu pourras me donner ta recette ?

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