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Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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trombe [tʀɔ̃b] N f

1. trombe (cyclone):

trombe
waterspout
départ en trombe SPORTS
flying start
démarrer en trombe (coureur)
to get off to a flying start
démarrer en trombe (voiture, pilote)
to shoot off at high speed
démarrer en trombe (entreprise, économie) fig
to get off to a flying start
arriver en trombe
to come hurtling in
partir en trombe
to go hurtling off
traverser/passer en trombe
to hurtle across/past

Phrases:

trombes d'eau (averse)
downpour
trombes d'eau (masse d'eau)
masses of water
des trombes d'eau se sont abattues sur nous
we were caught in a downpour ou cloudburst
le barrage déversait des trombes d'eau
masses of water was cascading out of the dam
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rainstorm
trombe f d'eau
waterspout METEO
trombe f
peel out inf
démarrer en trombe inf
hare off
partir en trombe inf
burst in
faire irruption, entrer en trombe
to accelerate away
partir en trombe (from de)
to take off like a rocket
partir en trombe
to rocket or go rocketing past sth
passer en trombe devant qc
burst into
entrer dans [qc] en trombe, faire irruption dans
the car shot out of a side street
la voiture est sortie en trombe d'une petite rue

in the PONS Dictionary

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trombe [tʀɔ̃b] N f

1. trombe (forte averse):

trombe
cloudburst

2. trombe METEO:

trombe
whirlwind

Phrases:

en trombe inf
at top speed
passer en trombe
to race by
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zoom off
partir en trombe
shoot past
passer en trombe
shoot past
passer en trombe devant
shoot off
partir en trombe
shoot out person, car
partir en trombe
in the PONS Dictionary
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trombe [tʀo͂b] N f

1. trombe (forte averse):

trombe
cloudburst

2. trombe METEO:

trombe
whirlwind

Phrases:

en trombe inf
at top speed
passer en trombe
to race by
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zoom off
partir en trombe
shoot past
passer en trombe
shoot past
passer en trombe devant
shoot out person, car
partir en trombe
shoot off
partir en trombe

Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

en trombe inf
at top speed
passer en trombe
to race by

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