Heat wave

/ˈhit weɪv/

Synonyms for "heat wave" (8 found)

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Closest matches (2)

Noun(1 words)
canicule
dog days

Strong matches (2)

fair weather
Adjective(1 words)
rising temperatures

Related words (4)

Noun(2 words)
scorcherswelter
Verb(1 words)
swelters

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Translations

60 translations across 39 languages.

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Albanian

3 entries
  • morovinë noun (period of very hot weather)
  • zabullinë noun (period of very hot weather)
  • zagushi noun (period of very hot weather)

Arabic

1 entries
  • مَوْجَة اَلْحَرّ noun (period of very hot weather)

Azerbaijani

1 entries
  • bürkü noun (period of very hot weather)

Chinese Mandarin

1 entries
  • 熱浪 /热浪 noun (period of very hot weather)

Cypriot Greek

2 entries
  • λάλλαρος noun (period of very hot weather)
  • πύρουλλος noun (period of very hot weather)

Czech

1 entries
  • vlna veder noun (period of very hot weather)

Danish

1 entries
  • hedebølge noun (period of very hot weather)

Dutch

1 entries
  • hittegolf noun (period of very hot weather)

Esperanto

1 entries
  • varmondo noun (period of very hot weather)

Estonian

2 entries
  • kuumalaine noun (period of very hot weather)
  • leitsak noun (period of very hot weather)

Faroese

1 entries
  • hitabylgja noun (period of very hot weather)

Finnish

2 entries
  • helleaalto noun (period of very hot weather)
  • lämpöaalto noun (period of very hot weather)

French

2 entries
  • canicule noun (period of very hot weather)
  • vague de chaleur noun (period of very hot weather)

Georgian

4 entries
  • თბური ტალღა noun (period of very hot weather)
  • პაპანაქება noun (period of very hot weather)
  • სითბური ტალღა noun (period of very hot weather)
  • სიცხის ტალღა noun (period of very hot weather)

German

1 entries
  • Hitzewelle noun (period of very hot weather)

Greek

1 entries
  • καύσωνας noun (period of very hot weather)

Hebrew

3 entries
  • גל חום noun (period of very hot weather)
  • חמסין noun (period of very hot weather)
  • שרב noun (period of very hot weather)

Hungarian

2 entries
  • hőhullám noun (period of very hot weather)
  • kánikula noun (period of very hot weather)

Icelandic

1 entries
  • hitabylgja noun (period of very hot weather)

Indonesian

1 entries
  • gelombang panas noun (period of very hot weather)

Irish

2 entries
  • tonn teasa noun (period of very hot weather)
  • tonn teaspaigh noun (period of very hot weather)

Italian

1 entries
  • ondata di caldo noun (period of very hot weather)

Japanese

2 entries
  • 熱波 noun (period of very hot weather)
  • 酷暑 noun (period of very hot weather)

Korean

1 entries
  • 열파 noun (period of very hot weather)

Malayalam

1 entries
  • ഉഷ്ണതരംഗം noun (period of very hot weather)

Māori

1 entries
  • hīrangi noun (period of very hot weather)

Norwegian Bokmål

1 entries
  • hetebølge noun (period of very hot weather)

Persian

1 entries
  • موج گرما noun (period of very hot weather)

Polish

1 entries
  • upał noun (period of very hot weather)

Portuguese

1 entries
  • onda de calor noun (period of very hot weather)

Romanian

2 entries
  • caniculă noun (period of very hot weather)
  • val de căldură noun (period of very hot weather)

Russian

3 entries
  • жара́ noun (period of very hot weather)
  • зной noun (period of very hot weather)
  • пери́од си́льной жары́ noun (period of very hot weather)

Sanskrit

1 entries
  • उष्मातरङ्ग noun (period of very hot weather)

Spanish

4 entries
  • ola de calor noun (period of very hot weather)
  • vaharada calorífica noun (period of very hot weather)
  • vaharada calórica noun (period of very hot weather)
  • vaharada térmica noun (period of very hot weather)

Swahili

1 entries
  • wimbijoto noun (period of very hot weather)

Swedish

1 entries
  • värmebölja noun (period of very hot weather)

Ukrainian

1 entries
  • спе́ка noun (period of very hot weather)

Vietnamese

1 entries
  • sóng nhiệt noun (period of very hot weather)

Welsh

1 entries
  • poethdon noun (period of very hot weather)

Sample sentences

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We're havin a heat wave / A tropical heat wave / The temperatures rising, it isn't surprising / She certainly can, can can! / She started a heat wave / By letting her seat wave, / in such a way that the customers say / that she certainly can, can-can!

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