tourmente

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See also: tourmenté

French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Latin tormenta, plural of tormentum.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /tuʁ.mɑ̃t/
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Noun[edit]

tourmente f (plural tourmentes)

  1. storm
    tourmente de grêle ― hailstorm
  2. (figuratively) upheaval, turmoil
    la tourmente révolutionnaire ― revolutionary upheaval

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