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frisquet

chilly

adjective free-SKEH Rare
Animals & Nature Weather

Also means

nippy

Usage Note

Frisquet is an informal adjective used only in weather contexts, meaning pleasantly or uncomfortably cool—il fait frisquet ce matin ('it's a bit nippy this morning'). It is almost always used predicatively with faire. The feminine form frisquette exists but is very rare; the word is usually treated as invariable in practice.

Examples

"Il fait frisquet ce matin, prends un manteau."

Natural Translation

It's chilly this morning, take a coat.

Literal Translation

It makes chilly this morning, take a coat

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