tempête
storm
noun tahm-PET Less Common
Origin: Latin tempestas (weather, storm)
Also means
tempest
Usage Note
Tempête denotes a violent storm, stronger than une pluie or un orage. The phrase une tempête sous un crâne (a storm inside a skull) is a literary metaphor for intense inner turmoil, made famous by Victor Hugo. Une tempête de neige specifically means a blizzard.
Examples
"La tempête a duré toute la nuit."
Natural Translation
The storm lasted all night.
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