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10 Language-to-English DictionariesInclement weather
/ɪnˈklɛm.ənt ˈwɛð.ər/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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Unpleasantly severe, stormy, or rough weather conditions, typically involving heavy rain, strong winds, snow, or extreme cold.
"Due to inclement weather, all outdoor flights and events have been temporarily suspended."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term combines 'inclement', derived from Latin 'inclemens' (meaning unmerciful, harsh, or severe, from 'in-' meaning not + 'clemens' meaning mild or merciful), and 'weather', from Old English 'weder' meaning wind, storm, or atmospheric state. Together, it evolved into a standard meteorological and administrative collocation describing unpleasantly severe, stormy, or rough atmospheric conditions.
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intempéries
Transliteration: ɛ̃.tɑ̃.pe.ʁi
"Les intempéries ont provoqué d'importants retards sur le réseau ferroviaire."
schlechtes Wetter
Transliteration: ˈʃlɛç.təs ˈvɛ.tɐ
"Wegen des schlechten Wetters wurde das Fußballspiel abgesagt."
maltempo
Transliteration: malˈtɛm.po
"Il maltempo ha causato gravi disagi alla circolazione stradale."
mal tiempo
Transliteration: mal ˈtjem.po
"El mal tiempo obligó a cerrar los puertos de la costa norte."
mau tempo
Transliteration: maw ˈtẽ.pu
"O mau tempo provocou a queda de várias árvores na cidade."
खराब मौसम
Transliteration: kharāb mausam
"खराब मौसम के कारण उड़ानें रद्द कर दी गईं।"
恶劣天气
Transliteration: è liè tiān qì
"由于恶劣天气， 今天的户外活动取消了。"
악천후
Transliteration: ak.cheon.hu
"악천후로 인해 모든 항공편이 지연되었습니다."
悪天候
Transliteration: ak-ten-kō
"悪天候のため、電車の運行に遅れが出ています。"
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