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How to Say "Cold" in French

3 ways to talk about cold weather in French — from tourist-friendly to local fluency.

Tourist Simple survival phrases anyone can say
Il fait très froid.
Eel feh treh frwah
It is very cold.
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Expat Natural conversational sentences
Il fait un froid glacial aujourd'hui, couvre-toi bien.
Eel feh uhn frwah glah-SYAL oh-zhoor-DWEE, koov-rwah BYAN
It's glacial cold today, cover yourself well.
glacial = icy/glacial, natural intensifier
Local Idioms and expressions that sound native
Il fait un froid de canard, je ne sens plus mes doigts !
Eel feh uhn frwah duh kah-NAR, zhuh nuh sahn ploo meh dwah
It's duck's cold, I can't feel my fingers anymore!
froid de canard = classic French idiom; ne sens plus = can't feel anymore
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