La prévision
Example: La prévision météo annonce de la pluie cet après-midi.
Definition
"La prévision" refers to the act or process of predicting or forecasting future events, especially related to weather conditions. For example, "La prévision météo annonce de la pluie cet après-midi" means the weather forecast predicts rain this afternoon.
Etymology
The word "la prévision" comes from the French verb "prévoir," which means to foresee or anticipate. It is derived from the Latin 'praevidere,' combining 'prae-' meaning before and 'videre' meaning to see. Did you know? This root is also related to the English word 'provide,' which originally meant to foresee and prepare.
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"La prévision" appears in the Vocaplus list "French - General - (B1) - set 3", containing 113 commonly used words.
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