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storm·y

(stôr′mē)
adj. storm·i·er, storm·i·est
1. Subject to, characterized by, or affected by storms; tempestuous.
2. Characterized by violent emotions, passions, speech, or actions: a stormy argument.

storm′i·ly adv.
storm′i·ness n.
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stormy

(ˈstɔːmɪ)
adj, stormier or stormiest
1. (Physical Geography) characterized by storms
2. subject to, involving, or characterized by violent disturbance or emotional outburst
ˈstormily adv
ˈstorminess n
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storm•y

(ˈstɔr mi)

adj. storm•i•er, storm•i•est.
1. indicative of or characterized by storms; tempestuous: stormy seas.
2. full of turmoil or strife.
[1150–1200]
storm′i•ly, adv.
storm′i•ness, n.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adj. 1. stormy - (especially of weather) affected or characterized by storms or commotion; "a stormy day"; "wide and stormy seas"
inclement - (of weather or climate) severe
unpeaceful - not peaceful; "unpeaceful times"; "an unpeaceful marriage"
calm - (of weather) free from storm or wind; "calm seas"
2. stormy - characterized by violent emotions or behavior; "a stormy argument"; "a stormy marriage"
unpeaceful - not peaceful; "unpeaceful times"; "an unpeaceful marriage"
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stormy

adjective
2. rough, wild, turbulent, tempestuous, raging the stormy waters that surround the British Isles
3. angry, heated, fierce, passionate, fiery, impassioned, tumultuous The letter was read at a stormy meeting.
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stormy

adjective
1. Violently disturbed or agitated, as by storms:
2. Marked by unrest or disturbance:
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Translations
عاصِف عاصِف، صاخِب، هائِج
bouřlivý
stormendestormfuld
myrskyinen
olujni
ofsafenginnstormasamur
嵐の
폭풍의
nevihten
stormig
ราวกับพายุ
bão táp

stormy

[ˈstɔːmɪ]
A. ADJ (stormier (compar) (stormiest (superl)))
1. (lit) [weather, night, skies] → tormentoso
it's stormyhay tormenta
2. (fig) (= turbulent) [meeting, scene] → tumultuoso, turbulento ; [relationship] → tormentoso
B. CPD stormy petrel N (Orn) → petrel m de la tempestad (fig) → persona f pendenciera, persona f de vida borrascosa
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stormy

[ˈstɔːrmi] adj
[weather, night, seas] → orageux/euse
[meeting, relationship] → orageux/euse
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stormy

adj (+er) (lit, fig)stürmisch ; discussion also, temperhitzig ; protestsheftig ; he has a stormy temperer ist jähzornig ; stormy waters (fig)turbulente Zeiten pl
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stormy

[ˈstɔːmɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) (also) (fig) → burrascoso/a, tempestoso/a
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storm

(stoːm) noun
1. a violent disturbance in the air causing wind, rain, thunder etc. a rainstorm; a thunderstorm; a storm at sea; The roof was damaged by the storm. storm عاصِفَه ураган tempestade bouře der Sturm uvejr; storm καταιγίδα, θύελλα tormenta torm طوفان myrsky orage; tempête סופה झंझावात, तूफान, आंधी oluja, nepogoda vihar badai stormur tempesta, bufera 폭풍 audra vētra ribut storm uvær burza طوفان tempestade furtună; vijelie буря; гроза; шторм búrka nevihta oluja storm พายุ fırtına 暴風雨 буря; шторм آندھی یا جھکڑ cơn giông tố, bão 暴风雨
2. a violent outbreak of feeling etc. A storm of anger greeted his speech; a storm of applause. vlaag عاصِفَة من المَشاعِر буря explosão bouře der Sturm udbrud ξέσπασμα torrente -purse, -torm غليان myrsky tempête סערה विप्लव, क्रान्ति, संकट bura roham, áradat; tapsvihar badai tilfinningastormur; fagnaðarlæti scroppio; scroscio 感情の爆発 (감정 등의) 폭발 protrūkis vētra; negaiss riuh-rendah storm storm; orkanaktig bifall atak خوټیدل، غلیان explosão torent взрыв; град búrka vihar oluja storm, [applåd]åska การแสดงออกอย่างรุนแรง şiddetli öfke, heyecan (情感的)爆發 вибух, град ہنگامہ cơn, trận (感情的)爆发
verb
1. to shout very loudly and angrily. He stormed at her. skree يَصْرُخ بِغَضَب ругая gritar com bouřit, zuřit wüten rase ξεσπώ σε φωνές, ωρύομαι vociferar, bramar raevutsema داد و بيداد كردن raivota tempêter contre qqn לְהִשתוֹלֵל בְּזַעַם क्रोध करना, आग बबूला होना bjesnjeti, vikati rákiabál berteriak marah hrópa reiðilega, hella sér yfir með ofsa tempestare, infierire どなりつける 격노하다, 고함을 지르다 šaukti, plūsti kliegt; uzbrukt (ar vārdiem) mengherdik; menengking razen rase, skjelle og smelle pieklić się فریاد کول، ناری او سوری کول gritar com a tuna şi a fulgera кричать, ругаться zúriť rohneti besneti vara ursinnig på, fara ut mot ตะโกนเสียงดัง öfkeyle bağırmak 大發雷霆 бушувати; галасувати بہت تیز اور غصے میں چلانا quát tháo 大发雷霆
2. to move or stride in an angry manner. He stormed out of the room. uitstorm, uitstap يَخْرُجُ غاضِبا напускам гневно precipitar-se vyrazit stürmen storme πηγαίνω αγανακτισμένος, οργισμένος marcharse hecho una furia tormama خشمگين شدن rynnätä aller furieusement לָצֵאת בִּסעָרָה दनदनाते हुए जाना nahrupiti, izjuriti viharzik berjalan dengan marah æða precipitarsi 荒々しく行動する (난폭하게) 뛰어나가다(들다) lėkti, dumti drāzties; brāzties meluru woedend lopen storme, styrte walić się, wypadać z hałasem غمجن کیدل precipitar-se a pleca furios бросаться hnať sa divjati izjuriti rusa จู่โจม fırtına gibi ...-mek, hiddetle ...-mek 氣衝衝地走 мчати, проноситись غصے میں چلنا xông vào, lao ra 气冲冲地走
3. (of soldiers etc) to attack with great force, and capture (a building etc). They stormed the castle. bestorm يُهاجِم بِقُوَّه щурмувам assaltar vzít útokem stürmen storme κάνω έφοδο, καταλαμβάνω με έφοδο asaltar, tomar por asalto ründama هجوم بردن valloittaa rynnäköllä prendre d'assaut לְהִסתָעֵר हमला करना, धावा बोलना, आक्रमण करना jurišati (na što) megrohamoz menggempur gera áhlaup espugnare 襲う 돌격하다 šturmuoti uzbrukt/ieņemt triecienā menggempur bestormen storme szturmować یرغل کول assaltar a lua cu asalt штурмовать prudko zaútočiť zavzeti z jurišem oštro napasti storma โจมตี şiddetle saldırmak 猛攻 штурмувати, брати приступом پوری قوت سے حملہ کرنا đột chiếm 猛攻
ˈstormy adjective
1. having a lot of strong wind, heavy rain etc. a stormy day; stormy weather; a stormy voyage. stormagtig عاصِف буреносен tempestuoso bouřlivý stürmisch stormfuld θυελλώδης tormentoso tormine طوفاني myrskyinen orageux סוער तूफानी olujni, buran viharos mengandung badai stormasamur tempestoso, burrascoso 嵐の 폭풍의, 사나운 audringas, audrotas vējains; vētrains; vētras- cuaca buruk stormachtig uværs-, storm- burzowy, burzliwy طوفانی tempestuoso furtunos ненастный; бурный; штормовой búrkový, prudký nevihten olujan stormig ที่มีพายุ fırtınalı 暴風雨的 буряний; штормовий طوفانی có bão 暴风雨的
2. full of anger or uncontrolled feeling. in a stormy mood; a stormy discussion. stormagtig عاصِف، صاخِب، هائِج яростен tempestuoso bouřlivý stürmisch stormfuld; ophidset οργισμένος, ανεξέλεγκτος acalorado raevukas پر آشوب myrskyisä violent, orageux סוער प्रचण्ड, तीव्र, तेज bijesan, buran viharos penuh kemarahan ofsafenginn furioso, violento 激しい 결렬한, 난폭한 audringas, įniršio apimtas vētrains; kaismīgs; nikns yang penuh dengan maki hamun onbesuisd stormfull, hissig burzliwy د غصی نه ډک tempestuoso violent, furtunos бурный búrlivý; vášnivý razburjen, razvnet besan stormig รุนแรง fırtınalı, şiddetli 暴躁的 лютий, шалений غصے سے بھرا ہوا ào ạt , sôi nổi 暴躁的
ˈstormily adverb
stormagtig كالعاصِفَه، بِشِدَّه، بِانفِعالٍ شَديد бурно tempestuosamente bouřlivě stürmisch stormfuldt; ophidset με μανία tormentosamente tormiselt, raevukalt بطور طوفاني myrkyisesti orageusement בִּסעָרָה तूफानी ढंग से, प्रचण्डता से, संकटपूर्णता से olujno viharosan dengan marah á ofsafenginn hátt tempestosamente 激しく 격렬하게, 난폭하게 audringai vētraini dengan perasaan marah yang meluap-luap onbesuisd stormfullt, hissig, heftig burzliwie په طوفانی توګه tempestuosamente furtunos бурно búrlivo viharno olujno stormigt อย่างรุนแรง şiddetle, hiddetle 猛烈地 шалено شدت سے sôi nổi, có bão 猛烈地
ˈstorminess noun
stormagtigheid عاصِفِيَّه ярост tempestade výskyt bouřek; bouřlivost das Ungestüm ophidsethed θυελλώδης κατάσταση tempestuosidad tormisus, raevukus طوفاني myrskyisyys caractère orageux סערה तुफानी koji je buran, olujan viharosság kemarahan stormasemi, ofsi tempestosità 激しさ 격렬함, 난폭함 audringumas vētrainība kemarahan yang amat sangat onbesuisdheid uvær; heftighet burzliwość طوفانی tempestade caracter furtunos буря výskyt búrok; búrlivosť viharnost olujnost stormighet ความโกรธจัด fırtınalılık, şiddet 風暴度(級) суворість (клімату); пристрасність شدت sự sôi nổi, sự có bão 风暴度(级)
ˈstormbound adjective
prevented by storms from continuing with a voyage, receiving regular supplies etc. stormbound ships. deur storms verhoed مَمنوع من السَّفرْ بسبب العاصِفَه възпрепятстван от буря retido pela tempestade zadržený bouří vom Sturm aufgehalten stormhindret αποκλεισμένος από κακοκαιρία inmovilizado por el mal tiempo tormivangis طوفان زده myrskyn eristämä bloqué par la tempête מְרוּתָק בְּשֶל סְעָרָה झंझावरूद्ध koji ne može nastaviti putovanje ili napustiti luku zbog oluje viharba keveredett terhambat badai veðurtepptur (bloccato dalla tempesta) 嵐で動な�� 폭풍우에 고립된 sulaikytas audros vētras piemeklēts/aizkavēts terkandas door storm opgehouden værfast unieruchomiony przez burzę طوفان وهلی retido pela tempestade reţi­nut din cauza furtunii задержанный штормами zadržaný búrkou blokiran zaradi nevihte sprečen olujom hindrad av storm ทีติดอยู่; ขาดการติดต่อเพราะพายุ fırtınaya yakalanmış 旅程被暴風雨所阻的 затриманий штормом طوفان سے رکا ہوا không đi được vì bão 因暴风雨而被困的,被暴风雨所阻的
ˈstormtrooper noun
a soldier specially trained for violent and dangerous attacks. stormtroep جُنْدي من جُنود فِرْقَة العاصِفَه للهجوم الخَطِر щурмовак tropa de assalto příslušník úderného oddílu die Sturmtruppe stormtropssoldat καταδρομέας soldado de las tropas de asalto ründerühmlane آشوبگر iskujoukkojen jäsen soldat des troupes d'assaut פְּלוּגַת סַעַר आक्रमण के लिए विशेष रूप से प्रशिक्षित सैनिक jurišnik rohamosztagos pasukan tempur stormsveitarmaður (soldato delle truppe d'assalto) 突撃隊員 돌격대원 smogikas trieciennieks askar penggempur lid van stoottroep stormtroppssoldat żołnierz oddziałów szturmowych عسکر چی خاصه توګه خشونت او خطرناکه حملو لپاره تربیه شوی وی tropa de assalto soldat din trupele de elită боец штурмового отряда príslušník úderného oddielu jurišnik specijalno obučen vojnik stormtruppssoldat หน่วยทหารพิเศษ özel birlik 突擊隊員 штурмовик شدید حملوں کے لیے تربیت یافتہ سپاہی quân xung kích 突击队员
a storm in a teacup
a fuss made over an unimportant matter. storm in 'n glas water عاصِفَه في فنْجان буря в чаша вода uma tempestade em um copo de água bouře ve sklenici vody Sturm im Wasserglas en storm i et glas vand πολύ κακό για το τίποτα una tempestad en un vaso de agua torm veeklaasis جار و جنجال سر موضوعي بي اهميت myrsky vesilasissa une tempête dans un verre d'eau סְעָרָה בְּכוֹס מָיִם बात का बतंगड़ bura u čaši vode sok hűhó semmiért ribut karena hal sepele stormur í tebolla/vatnsglasi, ys og þys útaf engu (una tempesta in un bicchiere d'acqua) から騒ぎ 공연한 소동 daug triukšmo dėl nieko liela brēka, maza vilna perkara kecil een storm in een glas water storm i et vannglass burza w szklance wody په بی ارزښته موضوع باندی جنجال او جروبحث کول uma tempestade num copo de água o furtună într-un pahar cu apă буря в стакане воды búrka v pohári vody vihar v kozarcu vode bura u čaši vode storm i ett vattenglas หงุดหงิดในเรื่องเล็ก ๆ น้อย ๆ bir bardak suda fırtına 小題大做 буря в склянці води بات کا بتنگڑ việc bé xé ra to 小题大做,大惊小怪
take by storm
to capture by means of a sudden violent attack. The invaders took the city by storm. skielik aanval يَسْتَوْلي بالقُوَّه على مَدينَه щурмувам tomar de assalto vzít útokem im Sturm erobern tage med storm καταλαμβάνω με έφοδο tomar por asalto, cautivar tormijooksuga vallutama با حمله گرفتن vallata nopeasti prendre d'assaut לִכבּוֹש בִּסעָרָה जीत लेना osvojiti na juriš rohammal vesz be merebut dengan kekerasan taka með áhlaupi (prendere d'assalto) 急襲して取る 강습하다 paimti šturmu ieņemt triecienā menawan sesuatu dengan kekerasan stormenderhand veroveren ta med storm wziąć szturmem له حملی سره نیول tomar de assalto a lua cu asalt взять штурмом (prudko) zaútočiť zavzeti z jurišem osvojiti na juriš ta med storm จู่โจม ani saldırıyla ele geçirmek 攻佔,強奪 взяти штурмом شدید حملے کر کے پکڑنا đột chiếm 强夺
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stormy

عاصِف bouřlivý stormende stürmisch θυελλώδης tempestuoso myrskyinen orageux olujni tempestoso 嵐の 폭풍의 stormachtig stormfull burzowy tempestuoso бурный stormig ราวกับพายุ fırtınalı bão táp 狂风暴雨的
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Day and night he spent out in the open fields, and only when it was very wet and stormy did he take refuge in a little hut on the edge of a big forest.
Some accounts give rather a romantic origin to this affair, tracing it to the stormy night when M'Dougal, in the course of an exploring expedition, was driven by stress of weather to seek shelter in the royal abode of Comcomly.
We sympathize with your position, but the night of the 14th was stormy and confused, and--you may have to anchor on a stranger's chimney yourself some night.
From childhood's hour I have not been As others were - I have not seen As others saw - I could not bring My passions from a common spring - From the same source I have not taken My sorrow - I could not awaken My heart to joy at the same tone - And all I lov'd - I lov'd alone - Then - in my childhood - in the dawn Of a most stormy life - was drawn From ev'ry depth of good and ill The mystery which binds me still - From the torrent, or the fountain - From the red cliff of the mountain - From the sun that 'round me roll'd In its autumn tint of gold - From the lightning in the sky As it pass'd me flying by - From the thunder, and the storm - And the cloud that took the form(When the rest of Heaven was blue) Of a demon in my view -
And the rest would be lost to me in a stormy gust of wind.
It was wretched weather; stormy and wet, stormy and wet; and mud, mud, mud, deep in all the streets.
True, we had head winds all the time, and several stormy experiences which sent fifty percent of the passengers to bed sick and made the ship look dismal and deserted--stormy experiences that all will remember who weathered them on the tumbling deck and caught the vast sheets of spray that every now and then sprang high in air from the weather bow and swept the ship like a thunder-shower; but for the most part we had balmy summer weather and nights that were even finer than the days.
But as he read it, a death- like pallor stole over his face, and an expression of deep-seated wrath, illumined by the many-colored fire which gleamed so brightly, soaringly around the scene, produced a terrible spectacle, which every one would have shuddered at, could they only have read into his heart, now torn by the most stormy and most bitter passions.
For the last time the wild cherry-tree bloomed,--wonderful blossom, glittering with tears, and gloriously radiant with stormy lights of wild passion and wilder hopes.
And for three days afterwards the sea was stormy. Gray clouds chased one another across the sky.
A few weeks afterward, as Buell's leading division was being ferried over the Tennessee River to assist in succoring Grant's beaten army, night was coming on, black and stormy. Through the wreck of battle the division moved, inch by inch, in the direction of the enemy, who had withdrawn a little to reform his lines.
491 d: And the author of "The Astronomy", which is attributed forsooth to Hesiod, always calls them (the Pleiades) Peleiades: `but mortals call them Peleiades'; and again, `the stormy Peleiades go down'; and again, `then the Peleiades hide away....'

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