tempête

Etymology

From Old French tempeste, from Latin tempesta < tempestās.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tɑ̃.pɛt/
• (France) IPA^(key): [tɒ̃.pɛt]

  • audio (France, Paris)

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• (Belgium) IPA^(key): [tɒ̃.pɛ̝ːt]

  • audio (Belgium, Walloon Brabant)

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• (Quebec, formal) IPA^(key): [tã.pɛɪ̯t]
• (Quebec, informal) IPA^(key): [tã.paɪ̯t]

  • audio (Quebec, Gaspésie)

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  • audio (Quebec, Montréal)

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Noun

tempête f (plural tempêtes)

1. storm, tempest

Further reading

• “tempête” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Alternative forms

• tempaête (continental Normandy)
• taompette (Guernsey)

Etymology

From Old French tempeste, from Latin tempesta.

Pronunciation

• Audio (Jersey)

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Noun

tempête f (plural tempêtes)

1. (Jersey) storm