squall

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• /ˈskwɔːl/
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From Middle English *squalen and squelen (“to cry, scream, squall”), from Old Norse skvala (“to cry out”), probably ultimately imitative with influence from squeal and bawl. Cognate with Swedish skvala (“to gush, pour down”), Norwegian skval (“sudden rush of water”). The noun is probably from the verb.

64 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Bulgarian: шквал (škval) — sudden storm, as found in a squall line
• Catalan: tamborinada — sudden storm, as found in a squall line
• Chinese Mandarin: 颮 /飑 (biāo) — sudden storm, as found in a squall line
• Czech: húlava — sudden storm, as found in a squall line
• Dutch: windstoot — sudden storm, as found in a squall line
• Esperanto: burasko — sudden storm, as found in a squall line
• Finnish: kuuropuuska — sudden storm, as found in a squall line
• Finnish: tuulenpuuska — sudden storm, as found in a squall line
• Finnish: ukkoskuuro — sudden storm, as found in a squall line
• French: grain — sudden storm, as found in a squall line
• French: bourrasque — sudden storm, as found in a squall line
• Georgian: შკვალი (šḳvali) — sudden storm, as found in a squall line
• Georgian: ქარბუქი (karbuki) — sudden storm, as found in a squall line
• German: Böe — sudden storm, as found in a squall line
• German: Sturmböe — sudden storm, as found in a squall line
• Greek: ριπαίος άνεμος (ripaíos ánemos) — sudden storm, as found in a squall line
• Ancient Greek: καταιγίς (kataigís) — sudden storm, as found in a squall line
• Icelandic: él — sudden storm, as found in a squall line
• Indonesian: sendalu — sudden storm, as found in a squall line
• Irish: osóg — sudden storm, as found in a squall line
• Italian: burrasca — sudden storm, as found in a squall line
• Italian: bufera — sudden storm, as found in a squall line
• Lithuanian: umaras — sudden storm, as found in a squall line
• Lithuanian: škvalas — sudden storm, as found in a squall line
• Māori: rorohū — sudden storm, as found in a squall line
• Māori: rōpu — sudden storm, as found in a squall line
• Māori: māwake rangitahi — sudden storm, as found in a squall line
• Māori: pōua — sudden storm, as found in a squall line
• Māori: pōkākā — sudden storm, as found in a squall line
• Navajo: ayéhé néidíníyódí — sudden storm, as found in a squall line
• Polish: szkwał — sudden storm, as found in a squall line
• Portuguese: borrasca — sudden storm, as found in a squall line
• Portuguese: lufada — sudden storm, as found in a squall line
• Portuguese: tormenta — sudden storm, as found in a squall line
• Russian: шквал (škval) — sudden storm, as found in a squall line
• Samogitian: bongs — sudden storm, as found in a squall line
• Samogitian: bongts — sudden storm, as found in a squall line
• Spanish: tormenta — sudden storm, as found in a squall line
• Spanish: borrasca — sudden storm, as found in a squall line
• Swedish: kastby — sudden storm, as found in a squall line
• Swedish: stormby — sudden storm, as found in a squall line
• Ottoman Turkish: بورا (bora) — sudden storm, as found in a squall line
• Bulgarian: пищя (pištja) — to cry or wail loudly
• Bulgarian: рева (reva) — to cry or wail loudly
• Dutch: krijsen — to cry or wail loudly
• Dutch: schreeuwen — to cry or wail loudly
• Finnish: rääkyä — to cry or wail loudly
• Finnish: parkua — to cry or wail loudly
• French: hurler — to cry or wail loudly
• French: brailler — to cry or wail loudly
• Italian: gridare — to cry or wail loudly
• Italian: urlare — to cry or wail loudly
• Italian: strillare — to cry or wail loudly
• Italian: schiamazzare — to cry or wail loudly
• Macedonian: цимоли (cimoli) — to cry or wail loudly
• Macedonian: цмиздри (cmizdri) — to cry or wail loudly
• Macedonian: црка (crka) — to cry or wail loudly
• Norman: piailli — to cry or wail loudly
• Pashto: سيلۍ — to cry or wail loudly
• Russian: вопить (vopitʹ) — to cry or wail loudly
• Russian: визжа́ть (vizžátʹ) — to cry or wail loudly
• Spanish: chillar — to cry or wail loudly
• Swedish: skråla — to cry or wail loudly
• Swedish: skrika — to cry or wail loudly