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Summary

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whirlwind:
- tourbillon de vent; tourbillon
Wiktionary:
- whirlwind → cyclone, tourbillon
- whirlwind → tourbillon

English

Detailed Translations for whirlwind from English to French

whirlwind:

whirlwind [the ~] nomen

the whirlwind (hurricane; twister; dust devil)

– a more or less vertical column of air whirling around itself as it moves over the surface of the Earth ¹
le tourbillon de vent
- tourbillon de vent [le ~] nomen
the whirlwind
le tourbillon
- tourbillon [le ~] nomen

Translation Matrix for whirlwind:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
tourbillon	whirlwind	cyclone; hurricane; spin; tailspin; tornado; twister; vertebra; whirling; whirlpool
tourbillon de vent	dust devil; hurricane; twister; whirlwind

Related Words for "whirlwind":

whirlwinds

Synonyms for "whirlwind":

windstorm

Related Definitions for "whirlwind":

a more or less vertical column of air whirling around itself as it moves over the surface of the Earth¹

Wiktionary Translations for whirlwind:

whirlwind

noun

a violent windstorm of limited extent characterised by an inward spiral motion of the air
- whirlwind → cyclone

whirlwind

noun

météo|fr tempête qui balayer la terre ou la mer tournoyer sur elle-même.
- cyclone → cyclone; tornado; whirlwind; twister
vent impétueux qui tournoyer.
- tourbillon → tourbillon; whirlwind; maelstrom; whirlpool; vortex

Cross Translation:

From	To	Via
• whirlwind	→ tourbillon	↔ Hose — kleinräumiger Luftwirbel in der Erdatmosphäre
• whirlwind	→ tourbillon	↔ wervelwind — meteorologie\|nld de omhoog wervelende vochtige lucht die kan ontstaan in een onweersbui

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