tempesta
storm
noun tem-PES-tah Less Common
Origin: From Latin tempestas (weather, storm).
Also means
tempest
Usage Note
Tempesta is a feminine noun (la tempesta, plural le tempeste). It denotes a violent storm, stronger than pioggia (rain) or temporale (thunderstorm). The idiom una tempesta in un bicchier d'acqua ('a storm in a teacup') describes a fuss over nothing. Tempestoso is the related adjective meaning stormy or turbulent.
Examples
"Una tempesta si avvicina alla costa."
Natural Translation
A storm is approaching the coast.
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