La tempesta
Example: La tempesta va trencar molts arbres al bosc.
Definition
"La tempesta" refers to a violent weather event characterized by strong winds, heavy rain, thunder, and lightning. It often causes damage to the environment, such as breaking trees or flooding areas, as illustrated by the sentence 'La tempesta va trencar molts arbres al bosc.'
Etymology
The term "la tempesta" comes from the Latin word 'tempestas,' meaning storm or weather. It entered Catalan through Vulgar Latin, retaining its association with turbulent weather. Did you know that 'tempestas' is related to the word 'temporal,' also meaning storm or bad weather?
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"La tempesta" appears in the Vocaplus list "Catalan - General - (A2) - set 3", containing 116 commonly used words.
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