What does tempête in French mean?
What is the meaning of the word tempête in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use tempête in French.
The word tempête in French means storm, thunderstorm, turmoil, storm about , rant about , rave about, storm warning, This is the calm before the storm, it is a storm in a teacup, weather a storm, storm lantern, hurricane lamp, storm petrel, storm petrel, You reap what you sow, firestorm, snowstorm, duststorm, sandstorm, magnetic storm, tropical storm. To learn more, please see the details below.
Meaning of the word tempête
storm, thunderstormnom féminin (tourment atmosphérique) (with rain) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Son bateau coula dans la tempête. His boat sank in the storm. |
turmoilnom féminin (figuré (agitation psychologique) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Après sa défaite aux élections il était en pleine tempête. After his defeat in the election he was in complete turmoil. |
storm about , rant about , rave about(exprimer sa colère) Le directeur est sorti énervé de son bureau et a tempêté contre tout le monde. |
storm warningnom masculin (information météorologique) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) |
This is the calm before the storm(figuré (exprime une phase de répit) |
it is a storm in a teacup(c'est insignifiant) (UK) (expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.") |
weather a stormlocution verbale (subir du mauvais temps) (verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.") |
storm lantern, hurricane lampnom féminin (lampe avec flamme isolée) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Les lampes-tempêtes sont conçues pour résister au mauvais temps. |
storm petrelnom masculin (famille d'oiseaux de mer) (bird family) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) |
storm petrelnom masculin (oiseau de mer) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) |
You reap what you sow(proverbe) (expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.") |
firestormnom féminin (incendie créant ses vents) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) |
snowstormnom féminin (vent soulevant de la neige) (weather) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) |
duststormnom féminin (vents violents chargés de poussière) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) |
sandstormnom féminin (vent soulevant du sable) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) |
magnetic stormnom féminin (perturbation du champ magnétique) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) |
tropical stormnom féminin (dépression avec vent de moins de 33 m/s) (weather) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) |
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