orage
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l'orage
A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., l’homme, le soleil).
1. (weather)
a. thunderstorm
Le pique-nique est annulé à cause de l'orage.The picnic is canceled because of the thunderstorm.
2. (figurative) (violent anger)
A phrase used as a figure of speech or a word that is symbolic in meaning (e.g., to pull someone's leg).
a. storm (figurative)
A phrase used as a figure of speech or a word that is symbolic in meaning (e.g., to pull someone's leg).
Tu devrais attendre que l'orage soit passé avant de demander une faveur à ton père.You should wait until the storm has passed before asking your father for a favor.
3. (figurative) (literary) (intense agitation)
A phrase used as a figure of speech or a word that is symbolic in meaning (e.g., to pull someone's leg).
A word or phrase restricted in usage to literature or established writing (e.g., once upon a time).
a. tumult
Les brusques orages de l'adolescence avaient marqué de leur sceau la physionomie d'Arthur.The sudden tumult of adolescence had left its mark on Arthur's features.
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