Rafale de vent

Angela D.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

James asked this question a year ago but no answer. I also used rafales for gusts having never encountered bourrasques before.

Asked 2 years ago

CélineKwiziq Native French TeacherCorrect answer

Bonjour Angela,

Thank you for pointing this out! "Rafales de vent" has now been added as an option.

I hope this is helpful.

Bonne journée !

Like02 years ago

Maarten K.C1 Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

They are synonyms, although my understanding is ‘bourrasques’ conveys an indication of greater intensity of the ‘gusts’.

https://www.larousse.fr/dictionnaires/francais/rafale/66166

Like02 years ago

James asked this question a year ago but no answer. I also used rafales for gusts having never encountered bourrasques before.

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