storm

1. Any disturbed state of the atmosphere causing destructive or unpleasant weather, especially one affecting the earth's surface involving strong winds (leading to high waves at sea) and usually lightning, thunder, and precipitation.

   Near-synonyms: cyclone (broad sense), tempest

   The boat was torn to pieces in the storm, and nobody survived.

   a violent weather condition with winds 64-72 knots (11 on the Beaufort scale) and precipitation and thunder and lightning

2. Any disturbed state of the atmosphere causing destructive or unpleasant weather, especially one affecting the earth's surface involving strong winds (leading to high waves at sea) and usually lightning, thunder, and precipitation.

   (broadly)A heavy fall of precipitation (hail, rain, or snow) or bout of lightning and thunder without strong winds; a hail storm, rainstorm, snowstorm, or thunderstorm.

3. (broadly)Synonym of cyclone (“a weather phenomenon consisting of a system of winds rotating around a centre of low atmospheric pressure”).

4. (Canada, Scotland, US, broadly, dated)A period of frosty and/or snowy weather.

5. A disturbed state of the atmosphere between a severe or strong gale and a hurricane on the modern Beaufort scale, with a wind speed of between 89 and 102 kilometres per hour (55–63 miles per hour; 10 on the scale, known as a "storm" or whole gale), or of between 103 and 117 kilometres per hour (64–72 miles per hour; 11 on the scale, known as a "violent storm").

   бу́ряbúrja, штормštorm

   бу́ряbúrja

6. (figuratively)A heavy expulsion or fall of things (as blows, objects which are thrown, etc.).

   a storm of bullets

7. (figuratively)A violent agitation of human society; a domestic, civil, or political commotion.

   The proposed reforms have led to a political storm.

   a violent commotion or disturbance

8. (figuratively)A violent commotion or outbreak of sounds, speech, thoughts, etc.; also, an outpouring of emotion.

   a storm of protest

9. (figuratively)Chiefly with a qualifying word: a violent attack of diease, pain, physiological reactions, symptoms, etc.; a paroxysm.

   asthmatic storm cytokine storm

10. A violent assault on a fortified position or stronghold.

    штурмšturm, при́ступprístup

    штурмšturm, при́ступprýstup

    a direct and violent assault on a stronghold

1. After a storm comes a calm.

   Після грози виходить сонце. — deniko

   deNach dem Regen kommt Sonnenschein. — xtofu80

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2. How long will this storm last?

   Скільки триватиме ця буря? — deniko

   ruСколько продлится эта буря? — fjay69

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3. This is the calm before the storm.

   Це затишшя перед бурею. — deniko

   ruЭто затишье перед бурей. — Biga

   deDas ist die Stille vor dem Sturm. — alik_farber

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4. We were late because of the storm.

   Ми спізнилися через зливу. — deniko

   ruМы опоздали из-за шторма. — joulin

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5. There is going to be a storm.

   Буде буря. — rmdas

   ruБудет буря. — marafon

   deEs kommt ein Gewitter auf. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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