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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesturbolenza
Pronunciation / Transliteration: turbolenza
"Abbiamo incontrato una forte turbolenza in volo."
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Violent or unsteady movement of air or water, or of some other fluid.
"The aircraft experienced severe turbulence during the flight."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin turbulentia, meaning 'whiteness, commotion, or confusion,' stemming from turbulentus ('restless, stormy'). It entered the English language in the late 16th century via Middle French, originally relating to agitated states of water or air before expanding metaphorically to social and psychological disruptions.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Turbulence" is said worldwide
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turbulence
Transliteration: turbulence
"L'avion a traversé une zone de turbulence."
Turbulenz
Transliteration: Turbulenz
"Das Flugzeug geriet in starke Turbulenzen."
turbolenza
Transliteration: turbolenza
"Abbiamo incontrato una forte turbolenza in volo."
turbulencia
Transliteration: turbulencia
"El avión atravesó una zona de turbulencia."
turbulência
Transliteration: turbulência
"O voo enfrentou muita turbulência."
अशांति
Transliteration: ashanti
"उड़ान के दौरान विमान को भारी अशांति का सामना करना पड़ा।"
湍流
Transliteration: tuānliú
"飞机在飞行中遇到了气流颠簸。"
난류
Transliteration: nanryu
"비행기가 비행 중에 심한 난류를 겪었습니다."
乱気流
Transliteration: rankiryū
"飛行機は激しい乱気流に巻き込まれた。"
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