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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesventoso
Pronunciation / Transliteration: benˈtoso
"El día está muy ventoso en la costa."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Characterized by sudden, brief bursts or rushes of wind.
"The weather forecast warns of gusty conditions throughout the afternoon." - 2
Proceeding in irregular, intermittent bursts or outbursts of emotion or energy.
"His gusty attempts at leadership lacked consistent vision."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the noun 'gust', which comes from Old Norse 'gústur' (a blast of wind), related to Old High German 'gost'. The adjectival suffix '-y' was added in the late 16th century to describe weather conditions characterized by sudden, strong rushes of wind.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Gusty" is said worldwide
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venteux
Transliteration: vɑ̃.tø
"Il fait un temps venteux aujourd'hui."
böig
Transliteration: bœɪ̯ç
"Der Wind ist heute sehr böig."
rafficato
Transliteration: raffiˈkato
"Il vento è stato rafficato per tutto il giorno."
ventoso
Transliteration: benˈtoso
"El día está muy ventoso en la costa."
rajado
Transliteration: ʁaˈʒadu
"O vento estava rajado durante a tempestade."
तूफानी हवाओं वाला
Transliteration: toofani havaon wala
"आज मौसम काफी तूफानी और हवादार है।"
阵风性的
Transliteration: zhèn fēng xìng de
"今天下午有阵风。"
돌풍이 부는
Transliteration: dolpungi buneun
"오늘 날씨가 매우 돌풍이 붑니다."
風が強い
Transliteration: kaze ga tsuyoi
"今日は風が強く吹いています。"
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