How to Say ‘What lousy weather!’ in French
Quel temps pourri !
kel tahn poo-REE
[kel tahn poo-REE]
💬 Usage Tip: Pourri literally means "rotten," and Quel ... ! works as a ready-made exclamation. Swap in another noun: Quelle journée ! "What a day!"
🇫🇷 In France: Moaning about the weather is a safe, friendly opener with colleagues in France. Everyone joins in, and nobody expects you to be cheerful about it.
Phrase Breakdown
Quel
[kel]
what (a)
Used in exclamations to mean 'what a'.
Quel dommage !
What a pity!
temps
[tahn]
weather
Besides 'time', 'temps' also means weather.
Il fait beau temps aujourd'hui.
The weather is nice today.
pourri
[poo-REE]
rotten, lousy
Literally 'rotten'; informally means terrible.
Ces fruits sont pourris.
These fruits are rotten.
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