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1 a tempest in a teapot
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2 tempest
'tempist(a violent storm, with very strong winds: A tempest arose and they were drowned at sea.) tempestad, tormenta- tempestuously
- tempestuousness
tr['tempɪst]1 tempestad nombre femeninotempest ['tɛmpəst] n: tempestad fn.• borrasca s.f.• tempestad s.f.• temporal s.m.• tormenta s.f.'tempəst, 'tempɪstnoun (liter) tempestad f (liter)a tempest in a teapot — (AmE) una tormenta en un vaso de agua
['tempɪst]N poet tempestad f* * *['tempəst, 'tempɪst]noun (liter) tempestad f (liter)a tempest in a teapot — (AmE) una tormenta en un vaso de agua
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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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Tempest in a teapot — (in American English), or storm in a teacup (in British English), is an idiom used commonly in English meaning a small event that has been exaggerated out of proportion. [ [http://www.usingenglish.com/reference/idioms/storm+in+a+teacup.html Using … Wikipedia
tempest in a teapot — If people exaggerate the seriousness of a situation or problem, they are making a tempest in a teapot … The small dictionary of idiomes
tempest in a teapot — {n. phr.} Great excitement about something not important. * /Bess tore her skirt a little and made a tempest in a teapot./ … Dictionary of American idioms
tempest in a teapot — {n. phr.} Great excitement about something not important. * /Bess tore her skirt a little and made a tempest in a teapot./ … Dictionary of American idioms
tempest in a teapot — noun A major fuss over a trivial matter. The media frenzy over the actors drunken behavior was a tempest in a teapot. Syn: storm in a teacup, storm in a tea kettle, storm in a teapot, tempest in a teacup, tempest in a tea kettle … Wiktionary
tempest\ in\ a\ teapot — n. phr. Great excitement about something not important. Bess tore her skirt a little and made a tempest in a teapot … Словарь американских идиом
tempest in a teapot — If people exaggerate the seriousness of a situation or problem, they are making a tempest in a teapot. (Dorking School Dictionary) … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
tempest in a teapot — See a tempest in a teapot … English idioms
tempest in a teapot — great excitement about something not important The problem was really a tempest in a teapot and after a few days everyone had forgotten about it … Idioms and examples
tempest in a teapot — a great commotion about a matter of small importance her anger was unreasonable, a tempest in a teapot E.A.McCourt … Useful english dictionary
tempest in a teapot — Date: 1838 a great commotion over an unimportant matter … New Collegiate Dictionary