| NOMBRE | phenomenon | vendaval | a storm consisting of violent winds |
|---|---|---|---|
| phenomenon | vendaval, temporal, ventarrón, ventolera | a strong wind moving 45-90 knots |
| Sentido | A storm consisting of violent winds. | |
|---|---|---|
| Específico | ciclón | A violent rotating windstorm |
| remolino, torbellino | A more or less vertical column of air whirling around itself as it moves over the surface of the Earth | |
| siroco, tempestad de arena, tormenta de arena, tormenta de polvo | A windstorm that lifts up clouds of dust or sand | |
| General | borrasca, tempestad, temporal, tormenta, tormenta violenta | A violent weather condition with winds 64-72 knots (11 on the Beaufort scale) and precipitation and thunder and lightning |
| Inglés | windstorm | |
| Sentido | A strong wind moving 45-90 knots; force 7 to 10 on Beaufort scale. | |
|---|---|---|
| Sinónimos | temporal, ventarrón, ventolera | |
| General | aire, viento | Air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure |
| Inglés | gale | |
| Catalán | monzón, temporal de vent, temporal, vendaval | |
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