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la tempête
storm
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How do you say tempête in French?
How do you pronounce tempête in French?
tempête is pronounced /la tɑ̃pɛt/ in French.
Example sentences
La tempête violente a détruit plusieurs maisons dans notre village.
The violent storm destroyed several houses in our village.
Cette terrible tempête nous a forcés à rester à l'intérieur pendant trois jours.
This terrible storm forced us to stay inside for three days.
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Why is it feminine?
Tempête is feminine because it derives from Latin "tempestas," which was feminine in gender and originally meant "season" or "time" before developing the meaning of "storm." The feminine gender simply persisted through Old French into Modern French.
What is the French word for storm?
The French word for storm is la tempête — feminine.
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