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French
Etymology
Inherited from Old French orage, from Vulgar Latin *aurāticum, derived from Latin aura (“wind, breeze”).
Pronunciation
Noun
orage m (plural orages)
- thunderstorm
2022 June 10, “La météo du dimanche 12 juin : un temps ensoleillé mais lourd, des risques d'orage”, in Figaro:
- storm, upset
- (literary) turmoil, tumult
- a device on an organ, which produces a "thunder" effect, usually by playing a large cluster chord on the pedalboard
- 2016, Emmanuel Reibel, Nature et Musique, Fayard (publ.).
Les orages sont alors très prisés pour mettre en valeur les nouvelles possibilités techniques des instruments : […]- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
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Old French
Etymology
Inherited from Vulgar Latin *aurāticum, derived from Latin aura (“wind, breeze”). By surface analysis, ore + -age.
Noun
orage oblique singular, m (oblique plural orages, nominative singular orages, nominative plural orage)
- storm; tempest
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