No. 10,126 in French

hivernal

Relating to winter.

In a sentence

Le paysage hivernal est magnifique.
The winter landscape is magnificent.
Here, 'hivernal' is an adjective describing 'landscape', indicating that the scenery pertains to winter.
Les sports hivernaux incluent le ski et le patinage.
Winter sports include skiing and skating.
In this sentence, 'hivernaux' is the masculine plural form of 'hivernal', describing 'sports', referring to activities specifically associated with winter.
Durant la saison hivernale, les températures peuvent descendre très bas.
During the winter season, temperatures can drop very low.
The word 'hivernale' here modifies 'season', specifying it as relating to winter.

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