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1 ♦ storm
♦ storm /stɔ:m/n.1 (meteor.) perturbazione (atmosferica); tempesta; bufera; temporale; (naut.) burrasca, fortunale: a storm at sea, una burrasca; un fortunale; violent (o fierce, heavy) storm, violenta tempesta; a severe storm, una perturbazione intensa; un forte temporale; a freak storm, un temporale anomalo; an approaching storm, una tempesta che s'avvicina; the gathering storm, il temporale imminente; le nubi che si addensano; (naut.) to weather a storm, superare una tempesta; A storm was brewing, minacciava un temporale2 (fig.) pioggia; scroscio; scoppio; esplosione; uragano: a storm of cheers, uno scroscio d'applausi; a storm of rage, uno scoppio d'ira; a storm of criticism, un'esplosione di critiche; a storm of protest, un uragano di proteste3 [u] (mil.) assalto; attacco (improvviso e violento): to take by storm, prendere d'assalto; (fig.) conquistare di colpo, trascinare ( l'uditorio, gli spettatori, ecc.)4 (med.) crisi● storm-beaten, ( di litorale) flagellato dalla bufera; ( di bastimento) sbattuto dalla tempesta □ (geogr.) storm belt, zona dei cicloni □ (zool.) storm bird = storm petrel ► sotto □ ( USA) storm cellar, rifugio contro i cicloni □ storm centre, centro della perturbazione; (fig.) focolaio dei disordini □ storm cloud, nuvola temporalesca; nube minacciosa ( anche fig.); nembo □ (zool.) storm-cock, ( Turdus viscivorus) tordela; ( Turdus pilaris) cesena □ storm collar, colletto ( di giacca, ecc.) rialzabile e abbottonabile □ (naut.) storm cone, cono di burrasca □ storm cuff, polsino interno ( di giacca, ecc.) □ (spec. USA) storm door, controporta; porta doppia □ (edil.) storm drain, canale di scolo delle acque piovane □ storm flap, falda contro la pioggia ( di tenda o indumento) □ (fig.) a storm in a teacup, una tempesta in un bicchier d'acqua □ storm lantern, lampada antivento □ (zool.) storm petrel, ( Hydrobates pelagicus), uccello delle tempeste, procellaria □ (naut.) storm sail, vela di fortuna; vela di cappa; (al pl., collett.) velatura di cappa □ (edil.) storm sewage, acque bianche; acqua piovana □ (naut.) storm signal, segnale di burrasca □ storm surge, onda di tempesta; mareggiata □ storm tide, onda che precede o accompagna un uragano □ storm-tossed, sballottato dalla burrasca □ (mil.) storm trooper, soldato dei reparti d'assalto; (stor., nella Germania nazista) soldato delle ‘Sturmabteilungen’, camicia bruna □ (mil.) storm troops, truppe d'assalto; reparti d'assalto; (stor., nella Germania nazista) (le) ‘Sturmabteilungen’, (le) camice brune □ (naut.) storm warning, avviso di burrasca □ storm wave = storm surge ► sopra □ storm wind, vento di tempesta □ (edil., spec. in USA) storm window, controfinestra esterna ( contro cicloni, uragani, ecc.).(to) storm /stɔ:m/A v. t.1 (mil.) prendere d'assalto; espugnareB v. i.2 (fig.) dare in escandescenze; infierire3 (fig.) lanciarsi; precipitarsi: He stormed into [out of] the office, si è precipitato in [è uscito dall']ufficio come una furia● to storm at sb., fare una scenata a q. □ to storm away (o out), andarsene (o uscire) in tutta furia; andare via infuriato.
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