Tormenta in english
pronunciation: stɔrm part of speech: noun
tormenta = storm ; firestorm [fire storm] ; rainstorm ; gale ; gale storm ; thunderstorm ; flash storm.
Example: In another example we find: 361 SOCIAL RELIEF IN GENERAL .9 Relief or aid in emergencies, disasters .91 Earthquakes, storms, hurricanes .92 floods .93 War, civil war .94 Epidemics .95 Famine .96 fires, conflagrations.Example: He claims that the press campaign he is about to unleash will be a 'publicity firestorm'.Example: It wasn't only vinaigrette that was drizzling the day we arrived, the grey sky was hung visibly with rainstorms that billowed like net-curtains.Example: Forecasters hope holidaymakers will gain some respite in time for tonight's festivities, but cannot rule out frequent showers and gales.Example: I have watched seagulls having a ball in the midst of a gale storm -- twirling, twisting, gliding, and just going with the flow.Example: Three appendices (first aid, wind chill factor, and thunderstorm hazards) are also provided.Example: Weeks have passed, weeks spent watching weather through windows, flash storms, incessant rains -- and now the first snow.more:
» amenaza de tormenta = gathering storm .
Example: 'The Gathering Storm' is a beautifully composed and photographed production concentrating on the years in the 1930s when Churchill's career hit rock-bottom.» cazador de tormentas = storm chaser .
Example: At the intersection where authorities said the three storm chasers were killed, crews hauled away a mangled white truck.» frente de tormentas = storm front ; storm system .
Example: An unusually strong storm front is threatening the Midwest from the Central Plains to the Mississippi Valley over the next several days. Example: However, the storm system has slowed down to a crawl and is moving just 1 mph in a westerly direction.» fuerte tormenta = heavy storm ; raging storm .
Example: A heavy storm sent a wall of water rushing down the river while most campers were sleeping, leaving them scrambling in the dark for safety . Example: He drove through the raging storm and reached Washington in the immediate aftermath of the tornado.» la calma que precede a la tormenta = the lull before the storm .
Example: The article 'University libraries -- the lull before the storm?' predicts steep rises in periodical subscription prices and increased student numbers.» nube de tormenta = storm cloud .
Example: The article is entitled 'Storm clouds on the horizon: CIPA and the future of the Internet'.» ojo de la tormenta, el = eye of the storm, the .
Example: The title of the article is 'Authority control -- the view from the eye of the storm'.» petrel de las tormentas = storm(y) petrel .
Example: He was said to have lit a stormy petrel on fire and follow it through the storm and fog to shore while he was lost at sea.» prepararse para la tormenta = batten down ; batten down ; batten down + the hatches .
Example: New Orleans battens down for second storm. Example: New Orleans battens down for second storm. Example: Yet rather than battening down the hatches and boarding up the shopfronts, it is more a case of polishing the silver and pulling out the corks.» tormenta + amainar = storm + abate .
Example: It took almost three full days for the storm to abate.» tormenta + amenazar = storm clouds + gather ; there + be + storm clouds on the horizon .
Example: Storm clouds gather as another British institution falls by the wayside. Example: While the long-term future of the property market looks relatively bright, there may be some potential storm clouds on the horizon.» tormenta + arrastrar = storm + sweep + Nombre + away .
Example: The storm swept her nearly two miles off course and tossed the vessel onto the sandbar north of the port.» tormenta + avecinarse = storm + brew over ; storm clouds + gather ; there + be + storm clouds on the horizon .
Example: The article is entitled 'Legal storm brews over .uk domain names'. Example: Storm clouds gather as another British institution falls by the wayside. Example: While the long-term future of the property market looks relatively bright, there may be some potential storm clouds on the horizon.» tormenta + calmarse = storm + abate .
Example: It took almost three full days for the storm to abate.» tormenta causada por un incendio = firestorm [fire storm] .
Example: He claims that the press campaign he is about to unleash will be a 'publicity firestorm'.» tormenta con vientos fuertes = gusty storm .
Example: Heavy and gusty storms will put a damper on the end of the weekend in parts of Texas.» tormenta con vientos racheados = gusty storm .
Example: Heavy and gusty storms will put a damper on the end of the weekend in parts of Texas.» tormenta de aguanieve = ice storm .
Example: I heard crackling that sounded just like the saplings breaking in the ice storm we had last year.» tormenta de arena = dust storm ; sandstorm .
Example: Dust storms usually arrive suddenly in the form of an advancing wall of dust and debris which may be miles long and several thousand feet high. Example: Sandstorms are caused by strong winds blowing over loose soil or sand, and picking up so much of that material that visibility is reduced.» tormenta de granizo = hailstorm .
Example: The best way to keep safe in hailstorms is to immediately seek shelter.» tormenta de ideas = brainstorming [brain-storming] [Método usado para buscar respuestas a problemas según el cual todos los miembros de un grupo contribuyen ideas de un modo rápido] ; brainstorm .
Example: Methods, such as brainstorming, brain-writing, creative confrontation, use an heuristic approach to solving problems, and bring new stimuli to information work. Example: The article 'Creating an e-mail brainstorm' describes the attempts to involve all library staff at an academic library in the USA in providing ideas for a new strategic plan.» tormenta de lluvia helada = ice storm .
Example: I heard crackling that sounded just like the saplings breaking in the ice storm we had last year.» tormenta de nieve = snowstorm ; blizzard .
Example: 'What happened yesterday?' 'Well, as you know, we usually close in bad snowstorms'. Example: After a long, hard winter whose storms and blizzards have kept readers away from bookshops, booksellers are looking forward to heavier traffic in the summer.» tormenta de polvo = dust storm .
Example: Dust storms usually arrive suddenly in the form of an advancing wall of dust and debris which may be miles long and several thousand feet high.» tormenta de primavera = spring storm .
Example: On Wednesday the strong spring storm system will continue to intensify and will likely produce gusty wind.» tormenta de viento = windstorm .
Example: A hipped roof is stronger in windstorms than a gabled one.» tormenta eléctrica = thunderstorm ; electrical storm ; lightning storm .
Example: Three appendices (first aid, wind chill factor, and thunderstorm hazards) are also provided. Example: Electrical storms occur most often during warm days in the late afternoons and early evenings. Example: Arizona has some of the most intense lightning storms in the country which can cause a surge of power that has the potential to destroy everything from your computers to your large machinery.» tormenta primaveral = spring storm .
Example: On Wednesday the strong spring storm system will continue to intensify and will likely produce gusty wind.» tormenta que se avecina = gathering storm .
Example: 'The Gathering Storm' is a beautifully composed and photographed production concentrating on the years in the 1930s when Churchill's career hit rock-bottom.» tormenta solar = solar storm ; solar flare .
Example: Astronauts have filmed the incredible moment a solar storm lit up the skies, giving onlookers a stunning view of the Northern Lights. Example: In her current work she has broadened her scope so as to follow energy as it is expressed in tidal waves, earthquakes, magnetic fields, solar flares, and stellar winds.» tormenta tropical = tropical storm ; tropical thunderstorm .
Example: Coastal residents breathed a sigh of relief when the hurricane was downgraded to a tropical storm. Example: A tropical thunderstorm interrupted the marching, but the parade continued as soon as the rain let up.» una tormenta en un vaso de agua = a tempest in a teapot .
Example: The article 'Outsourcing: a tempest in a teapot' argues that the difference between contracting out in the past and outsourcing today is only one of name.» verse atrapado en una tormenta = be caught in a storm .
Example: To reduce your risk of being caught in a storm, keep a close tab on the weather report.