tourmente

See also: tourmenté

French

Etymology

From Latin tormenta, plural of tormentum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tuʁ.mɑ̃t/

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Noun

tourmente f (plural tourmentes)

1. storm

   Tourmente de grêle.

2. figuratively:

   La tourmente révolutionnaire.

Related terms

• tourment
• tourmenter

References

• “tourmente” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Further reading

• “tourmente” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).