bad weather
A noun phrase is a group of words that acts like a noun in a sentence or phrase (e.g., un je ne sais quoi).
noun phrase
a. les intempéries
(f) means that a noun is feminine. French nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la dame or la lune) or masculine (like l'homme or le soleil).
(F)
A word or phrase that is plural (e.g., les livres).
(plural)
The train was delayed due to bad weather.Le train a été retardé en raison des intempéries.
b. le mauvais temps
(m) means that a noun is masculine. French nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la dame or la lune) or masculine (like l'homme or le soleil).
(M)
We were going to go sailing today, but we changed our plans because of the bad weather.Nous avions prévu de faire de la voile aujourd'hui, mais nous avons changé notre programme à cause du mauvais temps.
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