thunderhead in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for thunderhead in the English»French Dictionary

dunderhead [Brit ˈdʌndəhɛd, Am ˈdəndərˌhɛd] N dated

dunderhead

bêta/bêtasse inf

blood-and-thunder ADJ dated

blood-and-thunder novel, film:

blood-and-thunder

d'aventures

I.thunder [Brit ˈθʌndə, Am ˈθəndər] N

1. thunder METEO:

thunder

tonnerre m

a clap or peal of thunder

un coup de tonnerre

there's thunder in the air

il y a de l'orage dans l'air

2. thunder (noise):

thunder (of hooves)

fracas m (of de)

thunder (of traffic)

grondement m (of de)

thunder (of cannons, applause)

tonnerre m (of de)

II.thunder [Brit ˈθʌndə, Am ˈθəndər] VB trans (shout) a. thunder out

thunder command, order:

thunder

hurler

‘silence!, ’ he thundered

‘silence!, ’ dit-il d'une voix tonnante

the crowd thundered their applause

la foule a fait éclater un tonnerre d'applaudissements

III.thunder [Brit ˈθʌndə, Am ˈθəndər] VB intr

1. thunder (roar):

thunder person, cannon:

tonner

thunder hooves:

faire un bruit de tonnerre (on sur)

to thunder at or against sb/sth

tempêter contre qn/qc

2. thunder (rush):

to thunder along or past

passer dans un vacarme assourdissant or un bruit de tonnerre

he came thundering down the stairs

il a descendu l'escalier dans un vacarme assourdissant

IV.thunder [Brit ˈθʌndə, Am ˈθəndər] VB impers

thunder

tonner

V.thunder [Brit ˈθʌndə, Am ˈθəndər]

to steal sb's thunder

couper l'herbe sous le pied de qn

with a face like thunder , with a face as black as thunder

l'air furieux

I.thundering [Brit ˈθʌnd(ə)rɪŋ, Am ˈθənd(ə)rɪŋ] ADJ

1. thundering (angry):

thundering rage, temper

noir

2. thundering (huge):

thundering success

énorme

thundering nuisance

véritable

thundering attr noise, shout

assourdissant

II.thundering [Brit ˈθʌnd(ə)rɪŋ, Am ˈθənd(ə)rɪŋ] ADV inf Brit (intensifier)

a thundering great skyscraper

un gratte-ciel gigantesque

a thundering good book/film

un livre/film excellent

thunderous [Brit ˈθʌnd(ə)rəs, Am ˈθənd(ə)rəs] ADJ

1. thunderous (loud):

thunderous welcome

tonitruant

thunderous crash, music, noise

assourdissant

thunderous applause

tonnerre m d'applaudissements

2. thunderous (angry):

thunderous face, expression

orageux/-euse

thunderous look

furieux/-ieuse

thunderous tone

grondeur/-euse

3. thunderous (powerful):

thunderous kick, punch

fulgurant

thundercloud N

thundercloud

nuage m porteur d'orage

thunderstruck ADJ

thunderstruck

abasourdi

thunderstorm N

thunderstorm

orage m

thundery [Brit ˈθʌnd(ə)ri, Am ˈθənd(ə)ri] ADJ

thundery weather, shower:

thundery

orageux/-euse

it's thundery

le temps est à l'orage

thunderbolt N METEO

thunderbolt

foudre f

thunderbolt fig

coup m de tonnerre

thunderhead in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for thunderhead in the English»French Dictionary

I.thunder [ˈθʌndəʳ, Am -dɚ] N no pl

1. thunder METEO:

thunder

tonnerre m

a clap of thunder

un coup de tonnerre

2. thunder (booming sound):

thunder

grondement m

3. thunder (aggressive voice or sound):

thunder

rugissement m

4. thunder (criticism):

thunder

foudres fpl

II.thunder [ˈθʌndəʳ, Am -dɚ] VB intr

1. thunder (make loud rumbling noise):

thunder

tonner

2. thunder (declaim):

thunder

hurler

to thunder against sth

fulminer contre qc

III.thunder [ˈθʌndəʳ, Am -dɚ] VB trans

thunder

hurler

thundercloud N pl

thundercloud

nuage m orageux

thunderbolt N fig

thunderbolt

coup m de tonnerre

thunderstorm N

thunderstorm

orage m

thundering ADJ

1. thundering (extremely loud):

thundering

retentissant(e)

2. thundering (enormous):

thundering

sacré(e)

thunderous [ˈθʌndərəs] ADJ

thunderous applause:

thunderous

frénétique

tender-hearted ADJ

tender-hearted

au cœur tendre

thundery <-ier, -iest> [ˈθʌndəri] ADJ

thundery

orageux(-euse)

thunderclap N

thunderclap

coup m de tonnerre

thunderstruck ADJ

thunderstruck

sidéré(e)

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

In combination with large, mature thunderheads, this can produce blood-red clouds.

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A basic recipe: ocean water 80 degrees or warmer, super humid air, and a bunch of storms with thunderheads.

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A convection column over the fire seemed to turn into a thunderhead.

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Cumulonimbus clouds, commonly called thunderheads, can produce high winds, torrential rain, lightning, gust fronts, waterspouts, funnel clouds, and tornadoes.

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Today, the area is peaceful, the kind of green, flat farmland where you can watch a tree scroll slowly across the horizon as you drive, or a faraway thunderhead mount.

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A thunderhead towers above the rising sun, and the picture turns out beautifully.

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He said it looked like a huge white thunderhead rising out of the woods about 10 miles from town.

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The force dissipated; a cloud of powder must have risen like a thunderhead.

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The day was bright and sunny, but there were thunderheads forming to the east.

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The day had been scorching, well into the triple digits, and huge thunderheads boiled up out of the desert across three states.

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