averse

avɛʁs

Definition

Definition of averse - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, feminine

météopluie soudaine, abondante et de courte durée

Une averse nous a surpris pendant notre promenade.
Une averse soudaine a inondé les rues du village.
Après l’averse, un bel arc-en-ciel est apparu.

giboulée

ondée

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grosse averse

pluie très forte qui tombe soudainement pendant peu de temps

Une grosse averse a trempé les passants en quelques minutes.

averse de neige

chute de neige intense et de courte durée

Une averse de neige a recouvert la route en quelques minutes.

averse orageuse

pluie forte et soudaine accompagnée de tonnerre et d'éclairs

Une averse orageuse s'est abattue sur la ville cet après-midi.

de la dernière averse

adj.

très récent, tout nouveau

Il portait un costume de la dernière averse pour l'entretien.

averse diluvienne

pluie très forte et abondante qui tombe en peu de temps

L'averse diluvienne a inondé les rues en quelques minutes.

averse au risque

adj.

qui évite le danger et préfère la sécurité dans ses choix

Marie est averse au risque et place son argent sur des livrets.

Origin of averse

latin, adversus (contre) + averse (pluie)

Terms with averse included in their meaning

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à grosses gouttes

adj.

averse forte

qui tombe en larges perles d'eau surtout pour la pluie

déluge

averse

pluie très forte et abondante qui tombe violemment

en sauce

adv.

pluie

trempé par la pluie, mouillé par une averse

pleuvoir comme à Gravelotte

averse intense

tomber énormément d'eau en peu de temps

avalasse

averse

pluie très forte et soudaine qui tombe avec violence

saucé

adj.

pluie

trempé par la pluie, mouillé par une averse

saucée

averse

pluie forte et soudaine qui trempe complètement

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English:shower, ...
German:Regenschauer, ...
Italian:acquazzone, ...
Spanish:chubasco, ...
Portuguese:aguaceiro, ...
Chinese:阵雨, ...
Japanese:にわか雨, ...
Arabic:زخة مطر, ...
Hebrew:מָטָר זַעַם, ...
Russian:ливень, ...
Ukrainian:злива, ...
Catalan:ruixat, ...
Danish:byge, ...
Dutch:bui, ...
Greek:καταιγίδα, ...
Khmer:ភ្លៀងមួយមេ, ...
Korean:소나기, ...
Polish:ulewa, ...
Portuguese (BR):aguaceiro, ...
Romanian:aversă, ...
Swedish:regnskur, ...
Thai:ฝนตกหนักชั่วคราว, ...
Turkish:sağanak, ...
Vietnamese:mưa rào, ...

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Definition of averse - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, feminine

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Origin of averse

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