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Record 1 2012-12-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Special-Language Phraseology
  • Atmospheric, Climatic and Meteorological Phenomena
CONT

Tropical storms of hurricane strength receive considerable media and public attention when making landfall. These storms carry winds in excess of 63 knots (117 km/h) and some wind related damage is always expected.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Phraséologie des langues de spécialité
  • Phénomènes météorologiques, climatiques et atmosphériques
CONT

Les tempêtes tropicales de la force d'un ouragan reçoivent beaucoup d'attention des médias et du public lorsqu'elles touchent terre. Ces tempêtes s'accompagnent de vents de plus de 63 nœuds (117 km/h) et on s'attend toujours à que le vent cause des dommages.

Spanish

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