temps de chien
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Etymology edit
Compare Italian tempo da cani, Dutch hondenweer.
See also Russian соба́чий хо́лод (sobáčij xólod) and German Hundekälte (literally “a dog's cold”).
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Noun edit
temps de chien m (uncountable)
- (informal) bad weather, filthy weather, dreadful weather, awful weather
- Synonyms: temps de cochon, temps de merde, mauvais temps
- Antonyms: temps de curé, beau temps