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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesvague de chaleur
Pronunciation / Transliteration: vag de shalœr
"La vague de chaleur a provoqué des problèmes de santé dans toute la ville."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A prolonged period of excessively hot weather, which may be accompanied by high humidity.
"The heatwave caused many people to seek refuge in air-conditioned buildings." - 2
A period of unusually high temperatures that can have significant impacts on health and the environment.
"During the summer heatwave, many cities recorded their highest temperatures in decades."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The compound noun 'heatwave' first emerged in the late 19th century, combining the Old English root 'hǣte' (meaning warmth or high temperature) with 'wave' (from Old English 'wāg'), originally used in meteorological contexts to describe a sweeping surge of unusually hot weather.
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vague de chaleur
Transliteration: vag de shalœr
"La vague de chaleur a provoqué des problèmes de santé dans toute la ville."
Hitzewelle
Transliteration: Hitzewelle
"Die Hitzewelle führte zu zahlreichen Hitzeschlägen."
ondata di calore
Transliteration: ondah di kah-lore
"L'ondata di calore ha colpito molte regioni italiane."
ola de calor
Transliteration: ola de kah-lor
"La ola de calor ha afectado a varias ciudades en el país."
onda de calor
Transliteration: onda de kah-lor
"A onda de calor trouxe temperaturas extremas para a região."
गर्मी की लहर
Transliteration: garmi ki lehar
"गर्मी की लहर ने कई लोगों को प्रभावित किया।"
热浪
Transliteration: rè làng
"热浪导致了许多健康问题。"
폭염
Transliteration: pogyeom
"폭염으로 인해 많은 사람들이 고통받고 있습니다."
熱波
Transliteration: neppa
"熱波が多くの人々に影響を与えました。"
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