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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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