James asked this question a year ago but no answer. I also used rafales for gusts having never encountered bourrasques before.
Rafale de vent
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Angela D.Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor
Rafale de vent
This question relates to:French writing exercise "Getting ready for autumn"
Asked 2 years ago
Bonjour Angela,
Thank you for pointing this out! "Rafales de vent" has now been added as an option.
I hope this is helpful.
Bonne journée !
Maarten K. Kwiziq Q&A super contributor
They are synonyms, although my understanding is ‘bourrasques’ conveys an indication of greater intensity of the ‘gusts’.
https://www.larousse.fr/dictionnaires/francais/rafale/66166
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