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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesmaltempo
Pronunciation / Transliteration: malˈtɛm.po
"La nave è rimasta in porto a causa del maltempo."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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Characterized by unfavorable, harmful, or severe meteorological conditions that can disrupt normal activities, travel, or operations.
"Flights were delayed across the region due to adverse-weather conditions."
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Weather conditions that are hazardous or detrimental to safety and outdoor undertakings.
"The expedition had to be postponed because of unexpected adverse-weather."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term combines 'adverse', derived from the Latin 'adversus' (turned towards, hostile, unfavorable), originating in the 14th century, with 'weather', stemming from Old English 'wedern', meaning air or storm. Together, the compound phrase evolved in modern meteorology and aviation to describe atmospheric conditions that hinder normal operations.
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intempéries
Transliteration: ɛ̃.tɑ̃.pe.ʁi
"Le trafic aérien a été perturbé par les intempéries."
schlechtes Wetter
Transliteration: ˈʃlɛç.təs ˈvɛ.tɐ
"Wegen schlechten Wetters mussten viele Flüge gestrichen werden."
maltempo
Transliteration: malˈtɛm.po
"La nave è rimasta in porto a causa del maltempo."
clima adverso
Transliteration: ˈkli.ma aðˈβer.so
"Los rescatistas enfrentaron un clima adverso durante la búsqueda."
mau tempo
Transliteration: ˈmaw ˈtẽ.pu
"O voo foi cancelado devido ao mau tempo."
खराब मौसम
Transliteration: kharāb mausam
"खराब मौसम के कारण उड़ानें देरी से चल रही हैं।"
恶劣天气
Transliteration: èliè tiānqì
"由于恶劣天气，航班被迫取消。"
악천후
Transliteration: ak-cheon-hu
"악천후로 인해 야외 행사가 취소되었습니다."
悪天候
Transliteration: aktenkō
"悪天候のため、電車の運行が見合わされています。"
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