Wind talk

Paul F.C1 Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

For those interested (and who couldn't find the word "tramontagne" anywhere), here is a definition for a similarly spelled word that I found : "La tramontane est un vent violent, froid (en température ressentie) et sec en provenance du nord-ouest qui souffle contre les Pyrénées et au sud du Massif central, puis dans le Languedoc et le Roussillon. ... Le terme de « tramontane » vient du latin transmontanus qui signifie « au-delà des monts »". So it's similar to the Mistral wind (also mentioned in the same sentence in the exercise), with the Mistral being maybe a bit more localised and severe.

This question relates to:French interactive reading exercise "Prévisions Météo"

Reading B2, Film & TV, Technology & Science, Listening or Seeing C1

Asked 3 years ago

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AurélieNative French expert teacher in KwiziqCorrect answer

Bonjour Paul !

Indeed, what a typo :(
Thanks to you, it's now been fixed :)

Merci et bonne journée !

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Paul F. asked:

Wind talk

For those interested (and who couldn't find the word "tramontagne" anywhere), here is a definition for a similarly spelled word that I found : "La tramontane est un vent violent, froid (en température ressentie) et sec en provenance du nord-ouest qui souffle contre les Pyrénées et au sud du Massif central, puis dans le Languedoc et le Roussillon. ... Le terme de « tramontane » vient du latin transmontanus qui signifie « au-delà des monts »". So it's similar to the Mistral wind (also mentioned in the same sentence in the exercise), with the Mistral being maybe a bit more localised and severe.

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