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TEMPETE GRELE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2002-02-14
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Atmospheric, Climatic and Meteorological Phenomena
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- hailstorm
1, record 1, English, hailstorm
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- hail-storm 2, record 1, English, hail%2Dstorm
correct
- hail storm 3, record 1, English, hail%20storm
- white combine 4, record 1, English, white%20combine
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A violent fall or storm of hail. 2, record 1, English, - hailstorm
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Hard hailstorms are generally accompanied with thunder and lightning. 2, record 1, English, - hailstorm
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
A really "good" hail storm has a special name: we call it The Great White Combine. We would love to have it show up, but in the meanwhile, Glen has been busy getting our more conventional equipment ready to go. We have nothing ready to harvest yet, not even to swath. 5, record 1, English, - hailstorm
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 CONT
Farming remains one of the most perilous ways to make a living, he said, recalling years when hailstorms - what farmers call the "white combine" - sweep across the plains and wipe out an entire year's crop. 6, record 1, English, - hailstorm
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Phénomènes météorologiques, climatiques et atmosphériques
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- tempête de grêle
1, record 1, French, temp%C3%AAte%20de%20gr%C3%AAle
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- white combine 2, record 1, French, white%20combine
see observation, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La catastrophe naturelle qui a causé le plus de dommages matériel dans l'histoire du Canada a été la tempête de grêle de Calgary du 7 septembre 1991. 3, record 1, French, - temp%C3%AAte%20de%20gr%C3%AAle
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
La Cour de cassation [...] juge qu'un Tribunal d'instance peut retenir qu'une tempête de grêle, même de forte intensité, n'est pas un cas de force majeure. 4, record 1, French, - temp%C3%AAte%20de%20gr%C3%AAle
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
white combine : cette expression pourrait se traduire littéralement par «moissonneuse-batteuse blanche», image très colorée pour désigner une tempête de grêle d'une telle intensité que les récoltes en sont détruites; elle est utilisée dans l'Ouest canadien et aux États-Unis, mais ne semble pas avoir d'équivalent consacré en français. 2, record 1, French, - temp%C3%AAte%20de%20gr%C3%AAle
Record 1, Key term(s)
- moissonneuse-batteuse blanche
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Fenómenos meteorológicos, climáticos y atmosféricos
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- tormenta de granizo
1, record 1, Spanish, tormenta%20de%20granizo
feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- granizada 1, record 1, Spanish, granizada
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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