il faisait beau

the weather was nice

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phrase Rare #38,348
the weather was nice Describes nice weather in the past. The French uses the impersonal subject il.
FR: Hier, il faisait beau toute la journée.
EN: Yesterday, the weather was nice all day.

On dirait qu'il faisait beau, ce jour-là.

It looks like the weather was nice that day.

— Une Affaire de famille (2018)

Heureusement il faisait beau.

Fortunately, the weather was nice.

On ne dirait pas qu'il faisait beau jusque tout à l'heure.

You wouldn’t think the weather was nice until just now.

Il pleuvait après, mais pendant la cérémonie il faisait beau.

It rained afterwards, but the weather was nice during the ceremony.

Il faisait beau.

The weather was nice.

Lorsqu'il faisait beau, Tom laissait toujours sa fenêtre ouverte.

When the weather was nice, Tom always left his window open.

Heureusement, il faisait beau.

Fortunately, the weather was nice.

Si seulement il faisait beau demain.

If only the weather would be nice tomorrow.