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tempestuous

  • 1 tempestuous

    [tem'pestjuəs]
    1) ((of a person, behaviour etc) violently emotional; passionate: a tempestuous argument/relationship.) ungestüm
    2) (very stormy; of or like a tempest: tempestuous winds.) stürmisch
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    tem·pes·tu·ous
    [temˈpestjuəs, -tʃu-, AM -tʃu-]
    1. ( liter: very stormy) stürmisch, tosend attr
    we set sail in \tempestuous conditions wir setzten Segel unter Sturm
    a \tempestuous career eine bewegte Laufbahn
    a \tempestuous discussion eine hitzige Diskussion
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    ["tem'pestjʊəs]
    adj
    1) (lit liter) winds stürmisch; sea tobend, stürmisch
    2) (fig) stürmisch; argument, rage heftig; speech leidenschaftlich
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    tempestuous [temˈpestjʊəs; US -ˈpestʃəwəs] adj stürmisch, ungestüm, heftig (alle auch fig)
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    adj.
    stürmisch adj.

    English-german dictionary > tempestuous

  • 2 tempestuous

    tem·pes·tu·ous [temʼpestjuəs, -tʃu-, Am -tʃu-] adj
    1) (liter: very stormy) stürmisch, tosend attr;
    we set sail in \tempestuous conditions wir setzten Segel unter Sturm;
    2) (fig: turbulent) turbulent, stürmisch;
    a \tempestuous career eine bewegte Laufbahn;
    a \tempestuous discussion eine hitzige Diskussion

    English-German students dictionary > tempestuous

  • 3 tempest

    ['tempist]
    (a violent storm, with very strong winds: A tempest arose and they were drowned at sea.) der Sturm
    - academic.ru/73989/tempestuous">tempestuous
    - tempestuously
    - tempestuousness
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    tem·pest
    [ˈtempɪst]
    n Sturm m a. fig
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    ['tempɪst]
    n (liter)
    Sturm m (also fig), Unwetter nt

    it was a tempest in a teapot (US) — es war ein Sturm im Wasserglas

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    tempest [ˈtempıst] s
    1. (wilder) Sturm:
    tempest in a teapot US Sturm im Wasserglas umg
    2. fig Sturm m, (heftiger) Ausbruch
    3. Gewitter n
    4. Tempest Segeln: Tempest f (Zweimann-Kielboot)
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    n.
    Gewitter - n.
    Sturm ¨-e m.

    English-german dictionary > tempest

См. также в других словарях:

  • Tempestuous — Tem*pes tu*ous, a. [L. tempestuous: cf. OF. tempestueux, F. temp[^e]tueux.] Of or pertaining to a tempest; involving or resembling a tempest; turbulent; violent; stormy; as, tempestuous weather; a tempestuous night; a tempestuous debate. {Tem*pes …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • tempestuous — index disorderly, outrageous, severe, vehement Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • tempestuous — mid 15c., from L. tempestuosus, from tempestas (see TEMPEST (Cf. tempest)). The figurative sense is older in English; literal sense is from c.1500. Related: Tempestuously …   Etymology dictionary

  • tempestuous — [adj] wild, stormy agitated, blustering, blustery, boisterous, breezy, coarse, emotional, excited, feverish, furious, gusty, heated, hysterical, impassioned, intense, passionate, raging, rough, rugged, squally, storming, tumultous/tumultuous,… …   New thesaurus

  • tempestuous — ► ADJECTIVE 1) very stormy. 2) characterized by strong and turbulent emotion. DERIVATIVES tempestuously adverb tempestuousness noun …   English terms dictionary

  • tempestuous — [tem pes′cho͞o əs, tem pes′tyo͞o əs] adj. [MFr tempestueus < LL tempestuosus < L tempestas] 1. of, involving, or like a tempest 2. violent; turbulent tempestuously adv. tempestuousness n …   English World dictionary

  • tempestuous — adjective 1 a tempestuous relationship or period of time includes many strong emotions: a tempestuous marriage 2 literary a tempestuous sea or wind is very rough and violent; stormy: lost in the dark tempestuous night tempestuously adverb… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • tempestuous — tempestuously, adv. tempestuousness, n. /tem pes chooh euhs/, adj. 1. characterized by or subject to tempests: the tempestuous ocean. 2. of the nature of or resembling a tempest: a tempestuous wind. 3. tumultuous; turbulent: a tempestuous period… …   Universalium

  • tempestuous — tem|pes|tu|ous [temˈpestʃuəs] adj 1.) a tempestuous relationship or period of time involves a lot of difficulty and strong emotions ▪ a tempestuous marriage 2.) literary a tempestuous sea or wind is very rough and violent = ↑stormy …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • tempestuous — [[t]tempe̱stʃuəs[/t]] ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n If you describe a relationship or a situation as tempestuous, you mean that very strong and intense emotions, especially anger, are involved. For years, the couple s tempestuous relationship made the… …   English dictionary

  • tempestuous — adjective 1) the fair weather passed and the day became tempestuous Syn: stormy, blustery, squally, wild, turbulent, windy, gusty, blowy, rainy; foul, nasty, inclement Ant: calm, fine …   Thesaurus of popular words

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