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1 a storm in a teacup
(a fuss made over an unimportant matter.) una tempestad en un vaso de aguauna tempestad en un vaso de agua(Brit) una tormenta or tempestad en un vaso de agua -
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1. noun1) (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.) tormenta2) (a violent outbreak of feeling etc: A storm of anger greeted his speech; a storm of applause.) torrente
2. verb1) (to shout very loudly and angrily: He stormed at her.) vociferar, bramar2) (to move or stride in an angry manner: He stormed out of the room.) marcharse hecho una furia3) ((of soldiers etc) to attack with great force, and capture (a building etc): They stormed the castle.) asaltar, tomar por asalto•- stormy- stormily
- storminess
- stormbound
- stormtrooper
- a storm in a teacup
- take by storm
storm n tormentatr[stɔːm]1 (thunderstorm) tormenta; (at sea) tempestad nombre femenino, temporal nombre masculino; (with wind) borrasca2 figurative use (uproar) revuelo, escándalo; (of missiles, insults) lluvia, torrente nombre masculino1 (attack) asaltar, tomar por asalto2 (say angrily) bramar1 (go or move angrily) andar airado,-a2 (shout angrily) echar pestes, vociferar, rabiar, despotricar\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto ride out the storm / weather the storm capear el temporala storm in a teacup una tempestad en un vaso de aguastorm cloud nubarrón nombre masculinostorm door contrapuertastorm trooper soldado de las tropas de asaltostorm troops tropas nombre femenino plural de asaltostorm warning aviso de tormentastorm window contraventanastorm ['stɔrm] vi1) : llover o nevar tormentosamente2) rage: ponerse furioso, vociferar3)to storm out : salir echando pestesstorm vtattack: asaltarstorm n1) : tormenta f, tempestad f2) uproar: alboroto m, revuelo m, escándalo ma storm of abuse: un torrente de abusosn.• borrasca s.f.• chubasco s.m.• tempestad s.f.• temporal s.m.• tormenta s.f.v.• asaltar v.• tomar por asalto v.v.• bramar v.• enfurecerse v.• rabiar v.stɔːrm, stɔːm
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1) ( Meteo) tormenta fa storm at sea — una tempestad, un temporal
a storm in a teacup — (BrE) una tormenta en un vaso de agua
to take something by storm — \<\<city/fortress\>\> tomar algo por asalto, asaltar algo
she took New York's audiences by storm — cautivó al público neoyorquino, tuvo un éxito clamoroso en Nueva York
to weather o ride (out) the storm — capear el temporal
2) ( of abuse) torrente m; ( of protest) ola f, tempestad f; ( uproar) escándalo m, revuelo m
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1) ( move violently) (+ adv compl)she stormed into the office — irrumpió en la oficina, entró en la oficina como un vendaval
furious, he stormed out of the meeting — abandonó la reunión furioso
2) ( express anger) despotricar*, vociferar
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vt1) (attack, capture) \<\<city/fortress\>\> tomar por asalto, asaltar; \<\<house\>\> irrumpir en2) ( say angrily) bramar[stɔːm]1. N1) (gen) tormenta f, tempestad f ; (=gale) vendaval m ; (=hurricane) huracán m ; (Naut) borrasca f, tormenta f- brave the storm- ride out a storm2) (=uproar) escándalo m, bronca fa storm of criticism — un aluvión or vendaval de críticas
3)to take by storm: to take a town by storm — (Mil) tomar una ciudad por asalto
2.VT (Mil) asaltar, tomar por asaltoangry ratepayers stormed the town hall — los contribuyentes enfurecidos asaltaron or invadieron el ayuntamiento
3. VI1) (=move angrily)2) (=speak angrily) bramar, vociferar"you're fired!" he stormed — -¡quedá despedido! -bramó or vociferó
to storm at sb — tronar contra algn, enfurecerse con algn
he stormed on for an hour about the government — pasó una hora lanzando improperios contra el gobierno
4.CPDstorm centre, storm center (US) N — centro m de la tempestad; (fig) foco m de los disturbios, centro m de la agitación
storm cloud N — nubarrón m
storm damage N — daños mpl causados por temporales
storm door N — contrapuerta f
storm signal N — señal f de temporal
storm trooper N — (Mil) guardia mf de asalto
storm troops NPL — (Mil) tropas fpl de asalto, guardia fsing de asalto
storm window N — contraventana f
* * *[stɔːrm, stɔːm]
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1) ( Meteo) tormenta fa storm at sea — una tempestad, un temporal
a storm in a teacup — (BrE) una tormenta en un vaso de agua
to take something by storm — \<\<city/fortress\>\> tomar algo por asalto, asaltar algo
she took New York's audiences by storm — cautivó al público neoyorquino, tuvo un éxito clamoroso en Nueva York
to weather o ride (out) the storm — capear el temporal
2) ( of abuse) torrente m; ( of protest) ola f, tempestad f; ( uproar) escándalo m, revuelo m
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1) ( move violently) (+ adv compl)she stormed into the office — irrumpió en la oficina, entró en la oficina como un vendaval
furious, he stormed out of the meeting — abandonó la reunión furioso
2) ( express anger) despotricar*, vociferar
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vt1) (attack, capture) \<\<city/fortress\>\> tomar por asalto, asaltar; \<\<house\>\> irrumpir en2) ( say angrily) bramar -
3 tormenta
tormenta sustantivo femenino 1 (Meteo) storm; ( con viento) blizzard; 2 ( de pasiones) storm; ( de celos) frenzy
tormenta f Meteor storm familiar una tormenta en un vaso de agua, a storm in a teacup, US a tempest in a teapot ' tormenta' also found in these entries: Spanish: abate - amagar - apaciguarse - aparato - azotar - baja - bajo - calmarse - ceder - cercado - cielo - desatarse - descargar - formarse - inclinarse - levantarse - parecer - rayo - salvar - sorprender - violenta - violento - aflojar - amenazar - borrasca - desolador - estallar - refugiar - remitir English: abate - blow - blow over - blur - break - brownout - calm - damage - die down - disrupt - electrical storm - expect - eye - flash - freak - gale - gale warning - gather - lighten - quieten - rage - raging - rainstorm - relent - sandstorm - storm - subside - sweep away - teacup - thunderstorm - toss about - toss around - undeterred - gathering - in - memory - sand - snow - thunder -
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vaso sustantivo masculino 1 (recipiente, contenido) glass; ( para vino) a wine glass; 2 (Anat) vessel;
vaso sustantivo masculino
1 (para beber) glass
2 Anat vessel
vaso linfático, lymphatic vessel Locuciones: ahogarse en un vaso de agua, to make a mountain out of a molehill ' vaso' also found in these entries: Spanish: ahogarse - caña - de - escrupulosa - escrupuloso - estallar - estampar - gota - tirar - tormenta - borde - capilar - colmar - cubilete - culo - desbordarse - empinar - limpio - llenar - parar - quebrado - quebrar - rebalsarse - repugnar - romper - roto - schop - sucio - trizarse - vaciar - volcar English: break - bring - capillary - cup - drain - glass - nightstand - of - rim - rupture - storm - straw - sweep up - teacup - tumbler - vessel - beaker - blood - give - hoof - occasional
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