orage
Meanings
Noun
1. thunderstorm
2. storm, upset
3. turmoil, tumult (literary)
4. a device on an organ, which produces a "thunder" effect, usually by playing a large cluster chord on the pedalboard
Examples36
Les orages viennent de l'Ouest.
The storms come from the West.
Avez-vous entendu l'orage cette nuit ?
Did you hear the storm tonight?
Avez-vous entendu l'orage la nuit dernière ?
Did you hear the storm last night?
As-tu peur des orages ?
Are you afraid of thunderstorms?
Ce vent annonce un orage.
This wind announces a storm.
Nous avons eu de nombreux orages cet hiver.
We've had a lot of storms this winter.