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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesorageux
Pronunciation / Transliteration: or-a-ʒø
"Le ciel est devenu très orageux dans l'après-midi."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Characterized by strong winds, heavy rain, lightning, and thunder.
"We decided to stay indoors because the weather forecast predicted a stormy evening." - 2
Marked by violent emotion, anger, or intense disagreement.
"The board meeting became stormy as members argued over the new financial strategy."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Old English noun 'storm', originating from Proto-Germanic *sturmaz, meaning 'tumult or storm', combined with the adjectival suffix '-y'. Historically attested since the late Old English period, it evolved from strictly describing meteorological disturbances to metaphorically describing emotional outbursts or turbulent situations by the late Middle Ages.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Stormy" is said worldwide
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orageux
Transliteration: or-a-ʒø
"Le ciel est devenu très orageux dans l'après-midi."
stürmisch
Transliteration: stʏʁmɪʃ
"Wegen des stürmischen Wetters blieb das Schiff im Hafen."
tempestoso
Transliteration: tempesˈtoso
"Abbiamo affrontato un mare tempestoso durante la traversata."
tormentoso
Transliteration: toɾmenˈtoso
"El cielo nublado anunciaba una tarde tormentosa."
tempestuoso
Transliteration: tẽpɛsˈtuɐzu
"A relação deles passou por um período tempestoso."
तूफ़ानी
Transliteration: toofani
"तूफ़ानी हवाओं के कारण पेड़ उखड़ गए।"
有暴风雨的
Transliteration: yǒu bào fēng yǔ de
"外面天气很恶劣，是一个有暴风雨的夜晚。"
폭풍우치는
Transliteration: pok-pung-u-chi-neun
"우리는 폭풍우치는 바다를 항해했다."
嵐の
Transliteration: arashi no
"嵐の夜には外出を控えるべきだ。"
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