tourmente

See also: tourmenté

French

Etymology

From Latin tormenta, plural of tormentum.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /tuʁ.mɑ̃t/
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Noun

tourmente f (plural tourmentes)

storm
Tourmente de grêle.
figuratively:
La tourmente révolutionnaire.

Related terms

References

“tourmente” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Further reading

“tourmente” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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