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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesfroidure
Pronunciation / Transliteration: frwa.dyʁ
"La froidure de l'hiver s'est installée tôt cette année."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The cold temperature or biting quality of the air characteristic of winter.
"The sudden drop in temperature brought an unmistakable winterchill to the evening air." - 2
The cumulative number of hours below a specific threshold temperature required during the winter season for fruit trees and other perennials to flower and fruit properly.
"Orchardists are monitoring the winterchill hours closely this year to predict the apple harvest."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived as a compound of the Old English words 'winter' (from Proto-Germanic *wentruz) and 'chill' (from Old English 'cyle' or 'cele', meaning coldness). Historically used in meteorology and agriculture, the term evolved to describe both the physical sensation of cold weather and the accumulated period of low temperatures required by certain plants to break dormancy.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Winterchill" is said worldwide
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froidure
Transliteration: frwa.dyʁ
"La froidure de l'hiver s'est installée tôt cette année."
Winterkälte
Transliteration: ˈvɪntɐˌkɛltə
"Die strenge Winterkälte hat die Seen gefrieren lassen."
rigore invernale
Transliteration: riˈɡo.re in.verˈna.le
"Il rigore invernale ha messo alla prova le coltivazioni."
frío invernal
Transliteration: ˈfɾi.o im.beɾˈnal
"El frío invernal se siente con fuerza esta semana."
frio invernal
Transliteration: ˈfɾi.u ĩ.veɾˈnal
"As plantas precisam de horas de frio invernal para florescer."
शीतलन
Transliteration: shītalana
"सर्दियों के मौसम में यह शीतलन फसलों के लिए आवश्यक है।"
冬寒
Transliteration: dōng hán
"果树需要足够的冬寒积累才能开花结果。"
한냉
Transliteration: hanneng
"이 지역은 겨울철 한냉 조건이 잘 충족됩니다."
冬の寒さ
Transliteration: fuyu no samusa
"今年の冬の寒さは果樹の生育に影響を与える。"
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