This is the 1145th most frequent French word.
hiver
Winter.
Here, 'hiver' is used as a noun referring to the season of winter.
L'hiver est la saison la plus froide de l'année.
Winter is the coldest season of the year.
In this sentence, 'hiver' is used within a temporal phrase indicating the time during the winter months.
En hiver, nous aimons faire du ski en montagne.
In winter, we like skiing in the mountains.
In this example, 'hivers' is used in its plural form to refer to multiple winter seasons experienced in the past.