sleet in French
sleet in French is grésil, verglas, grésiller — sleet means a wintry mix of rain and snow, or small pellets of ice formed from partly frozen raindrops.
sleet in French
grésil
(chiefly, United States) Pellets of ice made of mostly-frozen raindrops or refrozen melted snowflakes.
verglas
(rare) A smooth coating of ice formed on ground or other objects by freezing rain.
grésiller
(impersonal, of the weather) To be in a state in which sleet is falling.
What does "sleet" mean?
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noun A wintry mix of rain and snow, or small pellets of ice formed from partly frozen raindrops.
"Sleet coated the roads in a thin, slippery layer overnight."
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verb To fall as sleet.
"It sleeted for most of the drive north."
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sleet in a sentence
- Sleet coated the roads in a thin, slippery layer overnight.
- We drove home through freezing sleet that made the highway treacherous.
- It sleeted for most of the drive north.
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What is "sleet" in French?
"sleet" in French is grésil, verglas, grésiller. sleet means: A wintry mix of rain and snow, or small pellets of ice formed from partly frozen raindrops.
How do you use "sleet" in a sentence?
Example: "Sleet coated the roads in a thin, slippery layer overnight." In French, "sleet" is grésil, verglas, grésiller.
Are there other ways to say "sleet" in French?
Yes — French has 3 translations listed for "sleet": grésil, verglas, grésiller.
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