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باد و بوران شدید و ناگهانی

a sudden strong wind, especially one that brings rain or snow

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Squall /skwɔːl $ skwɒːl/:

Violent squalls signaled the approach of the hurricane

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تندباد، طوفان

a storm that has very strong fast winds and that moves over water

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hurricane /ˈhʌrəkən, ˈhʌrɪkən $ ˈhɜːrəkeɪn/
A hurricane hit the city yesterday at 5 p.m.
The fields were devastated by the hurricane.
The hurricane took several days to blow itself out.
The roof blew off in a hurricane.
Hurricane Katrina battered the US Gulf Coast.

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گردباد

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tornado /tɔːrˈneɪdoʊ/
The tornado ripped the roof off his house.
For the second time in a week deadly tornadoes have torn through Tennessee.

cyclone /ˈsaɪkləʊn $ -kloʊn/:
Thousands of people died when a tropical cyclone hit Bangladesh.
Cyclone ‘Joy’ inflicted damage estimated at $40 million, with winds of up to 145 miles per hour

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بادشدید توام بابرف ، کولاک

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snowstorm
A major snowstorm blew across Colorado

blizzard /ˈblɪzəd $ -ərd/
We got stuck/caught in a blizzard.
After a short while it began to blow a blizzard
The blizzard struck while we were still on the mountain.
He fought his way through the blizzard.
Denver is bracing itself for blizzard conditions.

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فوق‌العاده سرد

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bust ass cold غیرقابل مقایسه
It was bust ass cold out, but I still had to go in to work.
هوا فوق‌العاده سرد بود، ولی باز مجبور بودم به سر کار بروم.

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