Weather Phrases Around The World

[Johnny]

il fait un vent a décorner les boeufs:
litterally: it makes a wind to remove the horns of the bulls

I Like this one very much, I'm glad you explained it, otherwise I would never have worked that one out.

[Didiersm]

Similary to the bulls

"If fait un vent à décorner les cocus"
litterally: it makes a wind to remove the horns of the deceived husband!!
In france deceived husband are represented with horns!

[Luc]

Weather phrases in Dutch

Als het regent uit het oosten, regent het zonder vertroosten. (Als het vanuit het oosten regent, dan houdt het niet snel meer op.)
When it's raining from the east, it rains without comfort. (If it's raining from the east, it does not stop soon.)

Het regent bakstenen. (Het hagelt flink.)
It rains bricks. (Hail is falling.)

De regen komt met bakken uit de hemel vallen. (Het stortregent.)
The rain is falling with bins falling from heaven. (It is a rain shower.)

Zuidwest regennest. (Als de wind uit het zuidwesten komt brengt die vaak regen mee.)
Southwest rain nest. (When the wind comes from the southwest it often brings rain.)

Avondrood, mooi weer aan boord (60% waar)
Evening red, nice weather aboard (60% true)

Morgenrood, regen in de sloot (onbetrouwbaar)
Morning red, rain in the ditch (unreliable)

hondenweer (=zeer slecht weer)
dog weather (= very bad weather)

[Johnny]

Nice collection there Luc, I think my favourite one there is "The rain is falling with bins falling from heaven" (It is a rain shower.)

[Semtex]

Se tuona e tira il vento, blocca la porta e rimani dentro
If it thunders and pulls the wind, locks the door and stays in

Neve marzolina dura dalla sera alla mattina
Snow in march lasts from evening to morning

[al60]

Hello

There are, in France, many expressions for defining time:

Il pleut des Hallebardes : cold rain that pierces
un froid de canard : ?
Il pleut comme vache qui "pisse" : heavy rain
Un temps de chien : dirty weather - comes from the middle ages where the dog was deemed dirty
Un soleil de plomb : strong heat, making one think a lead screed

and many others

(google translat)

[Johnny]

Hi Alain, thanks for those, I have a funny feeling Google Translate is having fun with some of these phrases - but it's making it more interesting.

[Johnny]

Another phrase comes to mind "it's as dull as ditchwater out today" based on the fact that ditchwater could be dirty and unclear. So it would be used to describe the weather and many other things as well.

[iatros]

Hi Alain, thanks for those, I have a funny feeling Google Translate is having fun with some of these phrases - but it's making it more interesting.

Yeah, above all the translation of the "vache qui pisse" (which does not need to be translated, actually)!

[kocher]

It is a saying in Spanish:

“No salgas de puerto, si las nubes no corren con el viento.” ("Do not leave port, if the clouds do not run with the wind.")

[WyoDog]

It's colder than a well digger's ass

[Johnny]

Nice one Terry

[gillesroszak]

It's colder than a well digger's ass

OR “It’s colder than a bobsledder’s ass out here”.

[Jachym]

Interesting.... cant think of any "ass-related" phrase in Czech

We say "cold as dog's muzzle" - but this is something you use to label someone who shows absolutely no emotions

[Johnny]

Clearly these phrases are made up in jest, let's be honest when you get cold, it's not usually your 'ass' or your 'arse' (as we'd say here) that gets cold, it's usually the extremities like your hands or feet - but they're not as funny.

[Jachym]

Unless you trip and fall on your ass on icy road.

[Johnny]

Unless you trip and fall on your ass on icy road.

I'm sure we've all done that at one time or another. On the subject of icy footpaths and roads that brings to mind another phrase "It's like a skating rink out there"

[Luc]

When it is very warm they say in the Netherlands: "de mussen vallen dood van het dak".
Translated into English this is: "the sparrows fall dead off the roof".

[Jachym]

"My mom always said life was like Weather Underground. You never know what you're gonna get."

[gillesroszak]

an other one from france :
Vent d'Albion, vent de grêlons !!

Literally : Wind of Albion, wind of hailstones

Albion is the old name of Great Britain

[Johnny]

Now even the Met Office in the UK is considering the use of local slang in it's weather forecasts:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-42901959

[chrimu]

Hi,

Not exactly a saying, but in the same spirit: In the Alps, before Meteotemplate, you had the analogue Donkey-Station:

It comes on a wooden template, and a sensor -the tail- made from a woolen thread.
There is a manual "Hang it outside"...
..and the readings are:
Tail dry ==> Nice
Tail wet ==> Rain
Tail moving ==> Windy
Tail wagging ==> Stormy
Tail invisible ==> Fog
Tail white ==> Snow
Tail frozen hard ==> Cold

Some of these -such as the depicted- come with an option:
Donkey fallen down ==> Earthquake

...and maintenance was a piece of cake!

Cheers,
Christian

[Johnny]

Hi Christian

Excellent, the weather forecast with humour and no technical issues

John

[oh6hps]

Ok, here in Finland we have one quite popular saying - unfortunately a dirty one: "Sataa kuin Esterin pers*****". Direct translation would be something like " It´s raining like from Esteri´s a**."

Origin is a bit unclear, but one explanation is that many years ago in Finland fire engines were fitted with a rear mounted water pump called Esteri.