"Il gèle !"
Translation:It is freezing!
March 28, 2018
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Yiannis49
1008
As Trofaste explained, this sentence means that the temperature is freezing cold (very cold), not that a liquid is freezing (turning into a solid).
fierysmiley
1399
Duo has accepted "It rains" for "Il pleut" and "It snows" for "Il neige" so why not "It freezes" here?
krista189497
1575
il fait froid I would say it is freezing il gele is more that the water freezes... or am I wrong?
excellence2018
1014
As a regular "-er" verb, the passé composé (perfect past tense) of the infinitive "gèler" uses the auxiliary verb "avoir" not "être".
"It is frozen" = "Il a gelé".
STRADS1551
2220
"Il gèle" is commonly used. But is it correct to say "il fait geler" or "il fait gelé"? Just curious.