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French translation: tempête cyclonique violente

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English term or phrase:	severe cyclonic storm
French translation:	tempête cyclonique violente
Entered by:	norabessaha

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17:15 Aug 16, 2010

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Social Sciences - Meteorology / severe cyclonic storm

English term or phrase: severe cyclonic storm

what is another word for a hurricane?
severe cyclonic storm

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norabessaha KudoZ activity Questions: 41 (none open) Answers: 1
Local time: 06:21

tempête cyclonique violente

Explanation:
http://www.wmo.int/pages/mediacentre/factsheet/tropicalcyclo...

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Zoubida Hamdaoui
Local time: 12:21

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5 +2

Tout dépend où ils se produisent...

Sylvie Chartier

tempête cyclonique violente

Zoubida Hamdaoui

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cyclonic storms

Kevin SC

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21 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

Tout dépend où ils se produisent...

Explanation:
"ouragan" (Atlantique Nord, Pacifique Nord-Est à l'est de la ligne de changement de date, Pacifique Sud à l'est du 160E)
• " typhon" (Pacifique Nord-Ouest à l'ouest de la ligne de changement de date),
• " fort cyclone tropical" (Pacifique Sud-Ouest à l'ouest du 160E, Sud-Ouest de l'Océan Indien à l'est du 90E),
• " forte tempête tropicale" (Nord Océan Indien),
• " cyclone tropical" (Sud-Ouest de l'Océan Indien)

Reference: http://www.ouragans.com/

Sylvie Chartier
Canada
Local time: 06:21
Native speaker of:

French

25 mins confidence:

tempête cyclonique violente

Explanation:
http://www.wmo.int/pages/mediacentre/factsheet/tropicalcyclo...

Zoubida Hamdaoui
Local time: 12:21
Native speaker of:

Arabic,

French
PRO pts in category: 4

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2 hrs

Reference: cyclonic storms

Reference information:
here's a bit of background.

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Note added at 2 hrs (2010-08-16 19:45:12 GMT)
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Severe cyclonic storm: A regionally specific name for a strong tropical cyclone in the North Indian Ocean. Other terms for precisely the same type of storm ...
www.medterms.com/script/main/art.asp?... -

Kevin SC
France
Native speaker of:

English

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