tempest
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tem·pest
(tĕm′pĭst)n.
1. A violent windstorm, frequently accompanied by rain, snow, or hail.
2. Furious agitation, commotion, or tumult; an uproar: "The tempest in my mind / Doth from my senses take all feeling" (Shakespeare).
tr.v. tem·pest·ed, tem·pest·ing, tem·pests
Idiom: To cause a tempest around or in.
tempest in a teacup/teapot
A great disturbance or uproar over a matter of little or no importance.
[Middle English, from Old French tempeste, from Vulgar Latin *tempesta, variant of Latin tempestās, from tempus, time.]
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tempest
(ˈtɛmpɪst)n
1. (Physical Geography) chiefly literary a violent wind or storm
2. a violent commotion, uproar, or disturbance
vb
(tr) poetic to agitate or disturb violently
[C13: from Old French tempeste, from Latin tempestās storm, from tempus time]
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tem•pest
(ˈtɛm pɪst)n.
1. a violent windstorm, esp. one with rain.
2. a violent commotion, disturbance, or tumult.
v.t. 3. to affect by a tempest; disturb violently.
[1200–50; Middle English tempeste < Old French < Vulgar Latin *tempesta, for Latin tempestās season, weather, storm =tempes- (variant s. of tempus time) + -tās -ty 2]
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tempest
An unclassified term referring to technical investigations for compromising emanations from electrically operated information processing equipment; these investigations are conducted in support of emanations and emissions security. See also counterintelligence.
Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. US Department of Defense 2005.
Tempest
a tumultuous throng; a rushing crowd of people or things, 1746.Examples: tempest of cheering, 1909; of wild horses, 1866; of sand, 1856; of temptations, 1606; of wind, 1250.
Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
tempest
Past participle: tempested
Gerund: tempesting
| Imperative |
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| tempest |
| tempest |
| Present |
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| I tempest |
| you tempest |
| he/she/it tempests |
| we tempest |
| you tempest |
| they tempest |
| Preterite |
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| I tempested |
| you tempested |
| he/she/it tempested |
| we tempested |
| you tempested |
| they tempested |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am tempesting |
| you are tempesting |
| he/she/it is tempesting |
| we are tempesting |
| you are tempesting |
| they are tempesting |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have tempested |
| you have tempested |
| he/she/it has tempested |
| we have tempested |
| you have tempested |
| they have tempested |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was tempesting |
| you were tempesting |
| he/she/it was tempesting |
| we were tempesting |
| you were tempesting |
| they were tempesting |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had tempested |
| you had tempested |
| he/she/it had tempested |
| we had tempested |
| you had tempested |
| they had tempested |
| Future |
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| I will tempest |
| you will tempest |
| he/she/it will tempest |
| we will tempest |
| you will tempest |
| they will tempest |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have tempested |
| you will have tempested |
| he/she/it will have tempested |
| we will have tempested |
| you will have tempested |
| they will have tempested |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be tempesting |
| you will be tempesting |
| he/she/it will be tempesting |
| we will be tempesting |
| you will be tempesting |
| they will be tempesting |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been tempesting |
| you have been tempesting |
| he/she/it has been tempesting |
| we have been tempesting |
| you have been tempesting |
| they have been tempesting |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been tempesting |
| you will have been tempesting |
| he/she/it will have been tempesting |
| we will have been tempesting |
| you will have been tempesting |
| they will have been tempesting |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been tempesting |
| you had been tempesting |
| he/she/it had been tempesting |
| we had been tempesting |
| you had been tempesting |
| they had been tempesting |
| Conditional |
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| I would tempest |
| you would tempest |
| he/she/it would tempest |
| we would tempest |
| you would tempest |
| they would tempest |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have tempested |
| you would have tempested |
| he/she/it would have tempested |
| we would have tempested |
| you would have tempested |
| they would have tempested |
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Noun 1. [画像:tempest - a violent commotion or disturbance]tempest - a violent commotion or disturbance; "the storms that had characterized their relationship had died away"; "it was only a tempest in a teapot"
commotion, hoo-ha, hoo-hah, hurly burly, kerfuffle, to-do, disruption, disturbance, flutter - a disorderly outburst or tumult; "they were amazed by the furious disturbance they had caused"
2. tempest - (literary) a violent wind; "a tempest swept over the island"
literature - creative writing of recognized artistic value
windstorm - a storm consisting of violent winds
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tempest
noun
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Translations
عاصِفَه
bouře
storm
óveîur, ofviîri
aistringumas
vētra
bora şiddetli fırtına
tempest
[ˈtempɪst] N (poet) → tempestad fa tempest in a teapot (US) → una tormenta or tempestad en un vaso de agua
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tempest
n (liter) → Sturm m (also fig), → Unwetter nt; it was a tempest in a teapot (US) → es war ein Sturm im Wasserglas
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tempest
(ˈtempist) noun a violent storm, with very strong winds. A tempest arose and they were drowned at sea. storm عاصِفَه силна буря tempestade bouře der Sturm storm καταιγίδα tempestad, tormenta maru, raju توفان rajumyrsky tempête סערה आधी oluja vihar badai óveður, ofviðri tempesta 大嵐 사나운 비바람 audra vētra ribut kencang storm uvær, storm burza tempestade furtună буря búrka nevihta bura storm, oväder พายุ (หิมะ, ลูกเห็บฯลฯ) şiddetli fırtına, bora 暴風雨 буря طوفان، آندھي cơn bão lớn 大风暴,暴风雨
tempestuous (temˈpestjuəs) adjective1. (of a person, behaviour etc) violently emotional; passionate. a tempestuous argument/relationship. stormagtig عاصِف، شَديد الإنْفِعال бурен tempestuoso prudký, vášnivý ungestüm stormfuld θυελλώδης, εκρηκτικός, παράφορος tempestuoso maruline پرشور myrskyisä violent, passionné סוער तूफान buran, strastven heves bernafsu ofsafenginn violento, turbolento 激しい 격렬한 aistringas, audringas, karštas vētrains; dedzīgs; karsts bergelora onstuimig stormfull gwałtowny, burzliwy tempestuoso furtunos, violent бурный prudký; vášnivý viharen buran stormig, våldsam ซึ่งปั่นป่วน; วุ่นวาย şiddetli (心情,行為)極為激動的 гарячий ہنگامہ خيز، طوفاني mạnh mẽ (心情)极为激动的
2. very stormy; of or like a tempest. tempestuous winds. stormagtig عاصِف، كالعاصِفَه бурен tormentoso bouřlivý stürmisch stormfuld θυελλώδης tempestuoso, de tormenta, borrascoso maru- توفانی myrsky- de tempête סוער तूफानी, प्रचण्ड olujni, buran viharos dahsyat óveðurs-; hávaða- tempestoso, burrascoso 嵐のような 세찬 audringas bergelora stormachtig storm-, uværs- gwałtowny tormentoso (ca) de furtună буйный búrlivý viharen olujan stormig, storm- ซึ่งมีพายุแรง fırtınalı, boralı 暴風雨的 бурхливий طوفان خيز، طوفان نماز dữ dội 大风暴的,暴风雨的
temˈpestuously adverb stormagtig بصورَةٍ عاصِفَه бурно tempestuosamente bouřlivě stürmisch stormfuldt εκρηκτικά, παράφορα, θυελλωδώς tempestuosamente maruliselt با جوش و خروش myrskyisästi de manière tempétueuse בִּסעָרָה तूफानीपन से, प्रचण्डता से olujno, burno viharosan dengan dahsyat ofsalega in maniera tempestosa 激しく 격렬하게 audringai vētrains; aukains dgn kecoh stormachtig stormende gwałtownie tempestuosamente ca o furtună; vijelios бурно; буино búrlivo viharno burno stormigt อย่างโผงผาง şiddetli bir şekilde 暴風雨般地,劇烈地 бурхливо ہنگامہ خيز طور پر mạnh mẽ, dữ dội 暴风雨般地,剧烈地
temˈpestuousness noun stormagtigheid عَصْف، شِدَّة الإنْفِعال беснеене turbulência rozbouřenost das Ungestüm stormfuldhed κατάσταση θύελλας, εκρηκτικότητα cualidad de tempestuoso marulisus جوش و خروش myrskyisyys caractère orageux/violent מָצַב שֶׁל סְעָרָה तूफानीपन, प्रचण्डता burnost viharosság kedahsyatan ofsi, ofsafengni carattere tempestoso 激しさ 격렬함 aistringumas, audringumas vētrainība; dedzīgums kekecohan stormachtigheid opprørthet gwałtowność turbulência caracter violent бурность; буйство rozbúrenosť viharnost burnost stormighet ความสับสน fırtınalı/boralı oluş 暴風雨 бурхливість ہنگامہ خيزي sự mạnh mẽ, sự dữ dội 暴风雨
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tempest
n. tempestad, tormenta.
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