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1 tempête
tempête [tɑ̃pεt]feminine noun* * *tɑ̃pɛt2) ( agitation) uproarune tempête dans un verre d'eau — a storm in a teacup GB, a tempest in a teapot US
* * *tɑ̃pɛt nfune tempête dans un verre d'eau — a storm in a teacup Grande-Bretagne
* * *tempête nf1 Météo ( sans pluie) gale; ( avec pluie) storm; la tempête fait rage the gale ou storm is raging; être pris dans une tempête to be caught in a gale ou storm; le bateau a tenu bon dans la tempête the boat weathered the storm; essuyer une tempête to weather a storm; une tempête de neige a snowstorm, a blizzard; une tempête de sable a sandstorm; ⇒ semer;2 ( agitation) uproar; son discours a provoqué une tempête his/her speech provoked an uproar; tempête politique/économique political/economic uproar; après la tempête boursière after the upheaval on the stock exchange; déclencher une tempête de protestations/réactions to trigger a wave of protest/reactions; c'est le calme avant or qui précède la tempête it's the calm before the storm; une tempête dans un verre d'eau a storm in a teacup GB, a tempest in a teapot US.[tɑ̃pɛt] nom féminin2. [troubles] stormson livre a provoqué une véritable tempête dans les milieux politiques his book raised quite a storm in political circlestempête d'applaudissements/de critiques/de protestations storm of applause/criticism/protest
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