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10 Language-to-English Dictionariestempestoso
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /tem.pesˈto.zo/
"Il mare tempestoso ha spaventato i marinai."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Characterized by strong and turbulent or conflicting emotion.
"Their tempestuous relationship finally ended after years of dramatic arguments." - 2
Of or relating to a tempest; stormy and violent.
"The ship struggled to stay afloat on the tempestuous sea."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin 'tempestas' meaning season, weather, or storm, stemming from 'tempus' (time). Entering Middle English via Old French 'tempestueux' in the 14th century, the term originally denoted stormy weather before evolving metaphorically to describe violent emotional upheavals and turbulent conditions.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Tempestuous" is said worldwide
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tempétueux
Transliteration: tã.pe.tɥø
"La mer était particulièrement tempétueuse ce matin."
stürmisch
Transliteration: /ˈstʏʁmɪʃ/
"Sie segelten durch eine stürmische See."
tempestoso
Transliteration: /tem.pesˈto.zo/
"Il mare tempestoso ha spaventato i marinai."
tempestuoso
Transliteration: /tem.pesˈtwas.o/
"Navegaron por aguas turbulentas y tempestuosas."
tempestuoso
Transliteration: /tẽ.pɛs.tuˈo.zu/
"Eles enfrentaram um clima tempestuoso durante a viagem."
तूफ़ानी
Transliteration: toofani
"जहाज ने तूफ़ानी समुद्र को पार किया।"
狂暴的
Transliteration: kuáng bào de
"他们在狂暴的大海中艰难前行。"
격동하는
Transliteration: gyeokdonghaneun
"그들은 격동하는 바다를 항해했다."
荒れ狂う
Transliteration: arekuruu
"船は波立ち荒れ狂う海を進んだ。"
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