"neige" meaning in French

See neige in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /nɛʒ/ Audio: Fr-neige.ogg , Qc-neige.oga , Qc-neige.ogg [Canada] Forms: neiges [plural]
Etymology: Deverbal from neiger. Displaced Old French noif, from Latin nix, nivem. Etymology templates: {{deverbal|fr|neiger}} Deverbal from neiger, {{cog|fro|noif}} Old French noif, {{cog|la|nix|nix, nivem}} Latin nix, nivem Head templates: {{fr-noun|f}} neige f (plural neiges)
  1. snow, crystalline frozen precipitation Tags: feminine Categories (topical): Snow
    Sense id: en-neige-fr-noun-q7sQLmL6 Disambiguation of Snow: 49 22 29
  2. (informal) cocaine, crack Tags: feminine, informal
    Sense id: en-neige-fr-noun-6iJcuJD7
  3. snow, pattern of dots seen on an untuned television set Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-neige-fr-noun-6q9zwPJy Categories (other): French deverbals, French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French deverbals: 14 7 79 Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 11 4 85
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: névé, nivôse

Inflected forms

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      "word": "autoneige"
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      "word": "blanc comme neige"
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      "word": "chasse-neige"
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      "word": "combe à neige"
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      "word": "kayak sur neige"
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      "word": "motoneige"
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      "word": "neige carbonique"
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      "word": "parasurf des neiges"
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      "word": "pentathlon des neiges"
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      "word": "reneiger"
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            "Fundamental"
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          "text": "Travailler sous la neige.",
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      "ipa": "/nɛʒ/"
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    {
      "note": "France, la neige",
      "other": "[la ˈnɛːʒ]"
    },
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      "other": "[nae̯ʒ]",
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    {
      "word": "andain de neige"
    },
    {
      "word": "aneigissage"
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    {
      "word": "autoneige"
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    {
      "word": "banc de neige"
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    {
      "word": "blanc comme neige"
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      "word": "combe à neige"
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      "word": "fondre comme neige au soleil"
    },
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      "word": "harfang des neiges"
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    {
      "word": "immortelle des neiges"
    },
    {
      "word": "kayak de neige"
    },
    {
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    },
    {
      "word": "motoneige"
    },
    {
      "word": "neige artificielle"
    },
    {
      "word": "neige carbonique"
    },
    {
      "word": "neige de culture"
    },
    {
      "word": "neige fondue"
    },
    {
      "word": "neiger"
    },
    {
      "word": "neiges d’antan"
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    {
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    },
    {
      "word": "neigeux"
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    {
      "word": "oie des neiges"
    },
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      "word": "parasurf des neiges"
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      "word": "pentathlon des neiges"
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      "word": "perce-neige"
    },
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      "word": "reneiger"
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      "word": "souffleuse à neige"
    },
    {
      "word": "surf des neiges"
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      "word": "tempête de neige"
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      "word": "vélo à neige"
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