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whirlwind ['wɜ:lwɪnd]tornade f, trombe f;∎ figurative he went through the office accounts like a whirlwind il a passé les comptes de la société en revue en un rien de temps►► whirlwind romance aventure f enivrante;whirlwind tour visite f éclair -
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noun (a violent circular current of wind with a whirling motion.) tornade -
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tourbillon de poussière; tourbillon de sable -
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tourbillon de poussière; tourbillon de sable -
8 EHCAMALACOTL
ehcamalacotl:*\EHCAMALACOTL météorologie, tornade, toubillon de vent.Angl., the whirlwind. Sah4,101.Esp., remolino de viento. Molina II 28r.Symbolise le mal qui emporte tout sur son passage. Sah6,68.*\EHCAMALACOTL nom pers.Note: le Diccionario náhuatl de Mecayapan y Tatahuicapan de Juárez, Veracruz donneajcamalaca', torbellino, tromba, remolino de aire.Form: sur malacotl, morph.incorp. ehcatl. -
9 EHECACOAYOH
ehêcacôâyoh, nom possessif sur ehêcacôâtl." ehêcacôâyoh mixtli ", tourbillon de vent, trombe.Angl., storm cloud with whirlwind (K d'après Molina). -
10 EHQUETZALCOATL
ehquetzalcoatl:Tourbillon de vent, trombe.Esp., remolina (T249).Angl., whirlwind, dust devil (K).Dictionnaire de la langue nahuatl classique > EHQUETZALCOATL
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11 MALACAEHECATL
malacaehêcatl:Tourbillon de vent.Esp., viento (Z120 et 191).Angl., whirlwind (K). -
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[to:'neidəu]plural - tornadoes; noun(a violent whirlwind that can cause great damage: The village was destroyed by a tornado.) tornade -
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[wə:l] 1. verb(to move rapidly (round, away etc): She whirled round when I called her name; The wind whirled my hat away before I could grab it.) se retourner brusquement; tourbillonner2. noun1) (an excited confusion: a whirl of activity; My head's in a whirl - I can't believe it's all happening!) tourbillon2) (a rapid turn.) tourbillon; tournoiement•- whirlwind -
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Ⅰ.(b) figurative semer;∎ to sow discord/terror semer la discorde/la terreur;∎ he sowed (the seeds of) doubt in their minds il a semé le doute dans leur esprit;∎ it was at this time that the seeds of the Industrial Revolution were sown c'est à cette époque que remontent les origines de la révolution industrielle;∎ proverb sow the wind and reap the whirlwind qui sème le vent récolte la tempêtesemer;∎ Bible as you sow so shall you reap comme tu auras semé tu moissonnerasⅡ.sow2 [saʊ](pig) truie f; (wild pig) laie f►► American sow bug cloporte m;Botany sow thistle laiteron m (potager)
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