Amid the heatwave in France, you might be searching for this.
Why do I need to know clim?
This French word is an abbreviation for something very useful, especially during heatwaves.
What does it mean?
The word clim, roughly pronounced kleem, is short for climatisation (pronounced klee-mah-tee-zah-syon). They are both used in French to refer to air conditioning, but most of the time people will use the abbreviated version. You also need to make sure to add the definite article la before both words.
But this French word can also have another meaning, specifically in football. A clim is a moment during a match when everyone thinks the result is settled because there’s no time left, but then there’s a last-minute goal that completely changes the game. One set of fans erupts in celebration while the other is left stunned. The atmosphere goes cold, hence the term clim.
And according to French media TF1, young people are now using the expression allume la clim’ (turn on the AC) to tell someone to calm down. For example: tu devrais allumer la clim, t’es trop énervé (you should cool down, you’re too angry).
Use it like this
Il fait 35 degrés, heureusement qu’on a la clim. – It’s 35C. Fortunately, we have air conditioning.
Est-ce qu’il y a la clim dans cet hôtel ? – Does this hotel have air conditioning?
Top 10 des plus grandes clim de l’histoire du foot (Topito). – Top 10 greatest comebacks in football history.
