storm

tempête, orage

Épisode de mauvais temps avec des vents forts, souvent accompagnés de fortes pluies, de tonnerre ou de neige.

En anglais simple : A period of very bad weather with strong winds, often with heavy rain, thunder, or snow.

• A storm is coming.
• The storm damaged several houses.
• We stayed inside during the storms.

Synonymes : tempest

Expressions courantes : heavy storm, violent storm, winter storm

tempête, tumulte

Période de fortes colères, de disputes ou de troubles parmi les gens.

En anglais simple : A period of strong anger, argument, or trouble among people.

• The decision caused a political storm.
• Her remarks started a storm of protest.
• The minister resigned after the storm over his expenses.

Comment l'utiliser : a storm over something (A storm over the new law divided the country.)

Synonymes : uproar, commotion, turmoil

Expressions courantes : political storm, storm of protest, cause a storm

déluge, pluie

Grande quantité de choses qui tombent ou traversent l’air ensemble avec force.

En anglais simple : A large number of things falling or flying through the air together with great force.

• A storm of arrows filled the sky.
• They sheltered behind a wall during the storm of bullets.
• The fighter delivered a storm of blows.

Comment l'utiliser : a storm of something (The soldiers faced a storm of stones.)

Synonymes : barrage, hail

Expressions courantes : storm of bullets, storm of arrows, storm of blows

sortir furieux, entrer furieux

Entrer, sortir ou se déplacer rapidement et bruyamment sous l’effet de la colère.

En anglais simple : To move somewhere quickly and noisily because you are angry.

• He stormed out.
• She stormed upstairs after the argument.
• My brother stormed into the room and demanded an explanation.

Comment l'utiliser : storm out of somewhere (He stormed out of the kitchen.); storm into somewhere (She stormed into my office.)

Expressions courantes : storm out, storm off, storm into something

prendre d’assaut

Attaquer violemment un lieu et y entrer, généralement pour en prendre le contrôle.

En anglais simple : To attack a place violently and enter it, usually to take control.

• Soldiers stormed the castle.
• Police stormed the building before dawn.
• The commander ordered his troops to storm the enemy base.

Synonymes : attack, assault

Expressions courantes : storm a building, storm the gates, storm a fortress

faire de l’orage

Se dit du temps quand des vents forts soufflent, souvent avec de fortes pluies, du tonnerre ou de la neige.

En anglais simple : When it does this, there are strong winds, often with heavy rain, thunder, or snow.

• It is storming outside.
• It stormed throughout the night.
• We will stay home if it starts to storm.

Comment l'utiliser : it storms (It storms frequently in summer.)

Expressions courantes : storm all night, start to storm

accélérer la production

Travailler très vite et très dur pour rattraper un retard de production.

En anglais simple : To work extremely hard and fast to produce enough after falling behind.

• The factory workers had to storm to meet their quota.
• They stormed at month's end to catch up on production.
• Managers expected workers to storm whenever output fell behind.

Expressions courantes : storm for quotas, storm before deadlines