Formas compostas:
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| calm before the storm n | figurative (quiet period before [sth] turbulent) | calmaria antes da tempestade expres |
| | | calma antes da tempestade expres |
| | Mary's much too quiet. I fear it's the calm before the storm. |
| | A Maria está muito quieta. Tenho medo que seja a calmaria antes da tempestade. |
| dust storm | (meteorology) | tempestade de areia loc subs |
electrical storm,
electric storm n | (thunder, lightning) | trovoada sf |
| | Lightning from the electrical storm knocked out the power for the entire town. |
firestorm,
fire storm,
fire-storm n | (fire fuelled by strong wind) | incêndio sm |
firestorm,
fire storm,
fire-storm n | figurative (intense response, public uproar) (figurado) | incêndio sm |
| go down a storm v expr | UK, informal (be enthusiastically received) | fazer muito sucesso expres v |
| | The magic act went down a storm with the kids. |
hailstorm,
hail storm n | (shower of hail) | chuva de granizo sf |
| | (coloquial) | chuva de pedra sf |
| | The hailstorm brought hail that washed and dented our cars. |
| | A chuva de grazino trouxe granizo que lavou e amassou nossos carros. |
| perfect storm n | (violent storm) | tempestade violenta sf + adj |
| perfect storm n | figurative (very bad situation) (figurado: situação difícil) | tempestade sf |
| rainstorm n | (storm with heavy rainfall) | tormenta, tempestade sf |
| | (chuva forte) | pancada de água sf + prep + sf |
| | The rainstorm will dump about two inches of rain by nightfall. |
| ride out the storm v expr | figurative (endure a crisis) (passar por crise) | sobreviver à tempestade expres |
snowstorm,
snow storm n | (heavy snowfall) | nevasca sf |
| | | tempestade de neve loc sf |
| | This snowstorm will leave us completely snowed in. |
spotter,
weather spotter,
storm spotter n | ([sb] assigned to watch for [sth]) | vigia, guarda sm, sf |
| | | olheiro sm |
| | April got an internship as a weather spotter, and she learned a lot about storms. |
| storm cloud n | often plural (raincloud before storm) (nuvem de chuva escura antes da tempestade) | nuvem de chuva sf |
| | | nuvem de tempestade sf |
| | The storm clouds gathering at dusk indicated a cold rainy night. |
| storm crow n | (American bird) (espécie da pássaro americano) | corvo da tempestade sm |
| | (informal) | corvo sm |
| | | cuco pálido sm |
storm drain,
storm sewer n | (rainwater drainage hole or gutter) (ralo ou buraco para escoar água da chuva) | escoamento sm |
| | (informal) | ralo sm |
a storm in a teacup,
a storm in a teapot n | UK, figurative (drama over [sth] trivial) | tempestade em copo d'água expres |
| | Eventually the excitement about his remark will prove to be a storm in a teacup. |
| | Eventualmente, o entusiasmo sobre seu comentário se tornará uma tempestade em copo d'água. |
| storm shelter n | (underground refuge in extreme weather) (refúgio subterrâneo para tormentas) | refúgio sm |
| | | abrigo de furacão sm |
| | | abrigo de tornado sm |
| storm surge n | (abnormal sea rise) | maré de tempestade loc sf |
| storm watch n | (severe weather monitoring) (monitoramento de tempestades severas) | monitoramento do tempo sm |
| | | monitoramento de furacões sm |
| | | monitoramento de tormentas sm |
stormtrooper,
storm trooper,
storm-trooper n | historical (World War I: German soldier) | tropas de choque sf pl |
| | | tropas de assalto sf pl |
stormtrooper,
storm trooper,
storm-trooper n | historical (Nazi paramilitary) | tropas de choque sf pl |
stormwater,
storm water,
storm-water n | (accumulated rainwater) | águas pluviais loc sf pl |
| take [sth/sb] by storm v expr | (attack and conquer) | tomar de assalto expres |
| | | conquistar vt |
| take [sth/sb] by storm v expr | figurative (be a sudden success) (figurado, informal: sucesso súbito) | estourar vt |
| | (figurado, informal: sucesso súbito) | ser um estouro expres v |
| | | fazer muito sucesso expres v |
| | This 19-year-old singer has taken the world of pop music by storm. |
| take the world by storm v expr | figurative (be a sudden success) (ter sucesso repentino) | tomar de assalto loc v |
| | | conquistar vt |
thunderstorm,
thunder storm n | (electrical storm) | tempestade sf |
| | | tempestade de raios loc sf |
| | The thunderstorm frightened our dog, who is afraid of the sound of thunder. |
| tropical storm n | (cyclone) (ciclone) | ciclone tropical loc sm |
| | | tempestade tropical loc sf |
| | The tropical storm caused major flooding and wind damage. |
| weather the storm v expr | figurative (endure tough experience) (figurado) | passar por uma turbulência expres v |
| | | passar por situação difícil expres v |
| | | passar por dificuldade expres v |
| | The entire world is weathering the storm of the financial crisis. |