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tempesta — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • rainstorm noun A storm consisting mainly of heavy, often sudden rainfall.
  • storm noun A period of violent weather with strong winds and often rain, thunder, or snow.
  • tempest noun A violent storm, especially one with fierce winds.
  • thunderstorm noun A storm featuring thunder and lightning, usually with heavy rain, wind, and sometimes hail.

Senses

tempesta is used for these senses in English:

  • rainstorm A storm characterized by substantial, heavy rainfall.
  • storm Any disturbed state of the atmosphere causing destructive or unpleasant weather, especially one affecting the earth's surface involving strong winds (leading to high waves at sea) and usually lightning, thunder, and precipitation.
  • tempest A storm, especially one with severe winds.
  • thunderstorm A storm consisting of thunder and lightning produced by a cumulonimbus, usually accompanied with heavy rain, wind, and sometimes hail; and in rarer cases sleet, freezing rain, or snow.

storm — full definition

  1. noun A period of violent weather with strong winds and often rain, thunder, or snow.
  2. verb To move quickly and angrily.
  3. verb To attack and take a fortified place by force.

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