Example: La conversation a soudain tourné à l'orage lors du débat animé.
Definition
"Tourner à l'orage" means a situation or conversation suddenly becomes stormy or heated, often marked by conflict or strong emotions. For example, a discussion can quickly escalate into an argument, turning tense and turbulent.
Translations
To take a turn for the worse
Ponerse feo
Uit de hand dreigen te lopen
Complicar-se
Sich zuspitzen
Etymology
The phrase "Tourner à l'orage" literally translates to "turn to the storm" in French. It metaphorically describes how calm situations can quickly change into turbulent or stormy ones, much like weather turning suddenly stormy. The expression vividly captures sudden shifts in mood or atmosphere.
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To take a turn for the worse