tempête

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See also: tempêté

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French tempeste, from Latin tempesta < tempestās.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /tɑ̃.pɛt/
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Noun

tempête f (plural tempêtes)

storm, tempest

Derived terms

Further reading

“tempête”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé , 2012.

Norman

Alternative forms

tempaête (continental Normandy)
taompette (Guernsey)

Etymology

From Old French tempeste, from Latin tempesta.

Pronunciation

Audio (Jersey): (file)

Noun

tempête f (plural tempêtes)

(Jersey) storm

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