tornado
To sweep through something violentlyTo sweep through something violently.
» Tom's house was destroyed by a tornado.
Toms Haus wurde von einem Tornado zerstört. — al_ex_an_der
Toms Haus wurde von einer Windhose zerstört. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Toms Haus wurde von einem Wirbelsturm zerstört. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Дом Тома был разрушен торнадо. — odexed
Будинок Тома було зруйновано торнадо. — deniko
Будинок Тома було знищено торнадо. — deniko
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1 senses(figuratively)To sweep through something violently.
Examples
68 sentencesTom's house was destroyed by a tornado.
Будинок Тома було зруйновано торнадо. — deniko
ruДом Тома был разрушен торнадо. — odexed
deToms Haus wurde von einem Tornado zerstört. — al_ex_an_der
The tornado destroyed the whole village.
ruТорнадо разрушил всю деревню. — marafon
deDer Tornado zerstörte das ganze Dorf. — Esperantostern
Where do you think the safest place in your house would be during a tornado?
deWo, glaubst du, wäre der sicherste Platz im Haus während eines Tornados? — Trinkschokolade
What's a tornado?
deWas ist ein Tornado? — Waldelfe
There was a tornado in the village.
У селі було торнадо. — rmdas
ruВ деревне был торнадо. — odexed
Origin
From earlier English ternado, attested since the 1550s as a nautical term for a windy thunFrom earlier English ternado, attested since the 1550s as a nautical term for a windy thunderstorm. From Spanish tronada (“thunderstorm”), from tronar (“to thunder”), from Latin tonō (“to thunder”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)tenh₂- (“to thunder”). The o and r were reversed in English (metathesis) under influence of Spanish tornar (“to twist, to turn”), from Latin tornō (“to turn”).
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Forms
tornados, tornadoing, tornadoed, tornadoedWord family
6 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle