The many French expressions built on the weather.
it’s pouring / raining cats and dogs
horrible weather
every cloud has a silver lining
to be in the dark / confused
love at first sight
to call the shots
to have the wind in one’s sails
to make small talk
bitter cold
it’s freezing (slang)
At C1 you’re refining style: choosing between correct options for tone and precision. Notice how native writers and speakers deploy this, and imitate deliberately.
Feeling shaky? Step back to La Meteo at B2. Comfortable? Level up to La Meteo at C2.
Il pleut des ___ . (ropes = pouring) (idiome)
cordes
Un temps de ___ . (dog = awful) (idiome)
chien
Après la pluie, le beau ___ . (weather) (idiome)
temps
🃏 Memory match pair FR ↔ EN
🧩 Sentence builder put the words in order