How the word "glacial" is translated into English
Un vent glacial souffle depuis ce matin.
[ɛ̃ vɑ̃ ɡlasjal suflə dəpɥi sə matɛ̃.]
An icy wind has been blowing since this morning.
Les nuits sont glaciales en janvier dans les Alpes.
[le nɥi sɔ̃ ɡlasjal ɑ̃ ʒɑ̃vje dɑ̃ lez‿ alp.]
The nights are freezing in January in the Alps.
Tu t'es vraiment baignée ? L'eau était glaciale !
[ty tɛ vʁɛmɑ̃ beɲe ? lo etɛ ɡlasjal !]
Did you really go swimming? The water was freezing!
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