tempête
storm
The French word for 'storm' is 'tempête'. It is used in the same way as the English word, to describe a violent disturbance in the atmosphere, with strong winds, rain, thunder, and lightning. For example, one might say 'Il y a une tempête qui arrive' to indicate that a storm is coming.
Example sentences using: tempête
La tempête a déraciné plusieurs arbres dans le parc.
The storm uprooted several trees in the park.
This sentence describes the impact of a storm (tempête) on a park, where it caused trees to be uprooted. This sentence uses the past tense and is a simple declarative sentence.
J'ai peur des tempêtes parce qu'elles sont imprévisibles.
I am afraid of storms since they are unpredictable.
In this sentence, the speaker expresses a fear of storms (tempêtes). Here, tempête is used in the plural form to depict more than one storm. The fear arises from the unpredictability of these natural phenomena.
Après la tempête, le calme revient.
After the storm, calm returns.
This sentence is an example of a common saying in French, similar to the English saying 'After a storm, comes a calm'. It's a metaphorical usage of the word storm (tempête), implying that after a difficult time (the storm), things tend to get better (the calm).