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noun, feminine

insolation

/ɛ̃.sɔ.la.sjɔ̃/

noun, feminine/ɛ̃.sɔ.la.sjɔ̃/plural: insolations

sunstroke, insolation (heatstroke caused by an excessive exposure to the sun's rays)

—Mais vous êtes fou d'aller en Espagne en été; sachez que la chaleur y est torride, insupportable. —Qu'importe, nous nous vêtirons légèrement, ai-je répondu. —Vous attraperez des insolations. —Nous nous coifferons de larges panamas!But you are crazy, going to Spain in summer; you know that the heat there is torrid, it's unbearable. ―No matter, we will dress lightly, I responded. ―You'll get sunstroke. ―We'll wear big Panama hats!

Learned borrowing from Latin īnsōlātiōnem.