Noël au balcon, Pâques au tison
French, proverb/nɔ.ɛl o bal.kɔ̃ | pak o ti.zɔ̃/
Noël au balcon, Pâques au tison is spelled N-O-Ë-L-A-U-B-A-L-C-O-N-P-Â-Q-U-E-S-A-U-T-I-S-O-N (25 letters). Noël au balcon, Pâques au tison is a French proverb meaning “If Christmas is warm, Easter will be cold” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does Noël au balcon, Pâques au tison mean in English?
proverb
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If Christmas is warm, Easter will be cold.
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
phrase: 1. Proverbe qui prétend que si le temps est doux à la Noël, il sera froid à Pâques.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
How do you pronounce Noël au balcon, Pâques au tison?
- /nɔ.ɛl o bal.kɔ̃ | pak o ti.zɔ̃/
- /nɔ.ɛl o bal.kɔ̃ | pɑk o ti.zɔ̃/
- \nɔ.ɛ.l‿o bal.kɔ̃, pa.k‿o ti.zɔ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.