As the plane was approaching turbulence, the pilot asked the passengers aboard the plane to fasten their seat belts.
Source: tatoeba (1944)
Turbulence
//ˈtɜː.bjə.ləns//
Synonyms for "turbulence" (207 found)
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Strong matches (62)
disharmonydishevelmentdisintegrationdisjunctiondisorderdisorderlinessdisorganizationdisproportiondisquietdisquietudedisruptiondisturbanceditherebullienceebullitioneddyeffervescenceembroilmentempty spaceentropy
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excitementfanaticismfavorable windfeery-faryfermentfermentationfeverfeverishnessfidgetsfightflapflowflurryflusterflutterationfogfomentfomentationfoofarawfracasfrenzyfrontfumefurorfurorefuryfussgalegranulationhaphazardnessharshnesshead windhigh-pressure areahispidityholehubbubhurly burlyhurly-burlyhurryhurry scurryhurry-scurryincoherence
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indiscriminatenessinequalityinharmonious harmonyinquietudeionosphereirregularityjaggednessjetstreamjittersjoltinessjumpinesslatherlow-pressure areamaelstrommalaisemoilmost admired disordermotionnervinessnervosity
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nervousnessnonsymmetrynonuniformityovercastpandemoniumpassionpell mellpell-mellperturbationpocketpotherpromiscuitypromiscuousnessracketrageraggednessrandomnessrestlessnessriotroilrough airroughnessroutrowruckusruffleruggednessrugosityrumpusrushscragglinessseetheseethingsoupspacestewstirstormstorminessstratospheresubstratosphereswirlswirlingtail windtempesttempestuousnessto doto-dotoothtrepidationtrepiditytropopausetropospheretroubletroughtumulttumultuationtumultuousnessturbidityturmoiltwitteruneaseunevennessunrestunrulinessunsmoothnessunsymmetryununiformityuproarupsetvisibilityvisibility zerovortexwhirlwildnessyeastinesszealzealousness
Noun(5 words)
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9 entriesTranslations
45 translations across 36 languages.
Arabic
1 entries- اِضْطِرَاب noun (disturbance in gas, fluid)
Armenian
1 entries- մրրկային շարժում noun (disturbance in gas, fluid)
Azerbaijani
2 entries- türbülans noun (disturbance in gas, fluid)
- çalxantı noun (disturbance in gas, fluid)
Belarusian
1 entries- турбуле́нтнасць noun (disturbance in gas, fluid)
Bulgarian
1 entries- турбулентност noun (disturbance in gas, fluid)
Chinese Mandarin
3 entries- 亂流 /乱流 noun (disturbance in gas, fluid)
- 湍流 noun (disturbance in gas, fluid)
- 紊流 noun (disturbance in gas, fluid)
Czech
1 entries- turbulence noun (disturbance in gas, fluid)
Danish
1 entries- turbulens noun (disturbance in gas, fluid)
Dutch
1 entries- turbulentie noun (disturbance in gas, fluid)
Finnish
1 entries- turbulenssi noun (disturbance in gas, fluid)
French
1 entries- turbulence noun (disturbance in gas, fluid)
Galician
1 entries- turbulencia noun (disturbance in gas, fluid)
Georgian
1 entries- ტურბულენტობა noun (disturbance in gas, fluid)
German
1 entries- Turbulenz noun (disturbance in gas, fluid)
Hungarian
1 entries- turbulencia noun (disturbance in gas, fluid)
Indonesian
2 entries- turbulens noun (disturbance in gas, fluid)
- turbulensi noun (disturbance in gas, fluid)
Italian
1 entries- turbolenza noun (disturbance in gas, fluid)
Japanese
1 entries- 乱流 noun (disturbance in gas, fluid)
Kazakh
1 entries- турбуленттілік noun (disturbance in gas, fluid)
Korean
2 entries- 난기류 noun (disturbance in gas, fluid)
- 난류 noun (disturbance in gas, fluid)
Kyrgyz
1 entries- турбуленттүүлүк noun (disturbance in gas, fluid)
Malay
3 entries- gelora noun (disturbance in gas, fluid)
- pergolakan noun (disturbance in gas, fluid)
- turbulens noun (disturbance in gas, fluid)
Malayalam
1 entries- അന്തരീക്ഷവിക്ഷോഭം noun (disturbance in gas, fluid)
Māori
1 entries- puahiri noun (disturbance in gas, fluid)
Norwegian Bokmål
1 entries- turbulens noun (disturbance in gas, fluid)
Norwegian Nynorsk
1 entries- turbulens noun (disturbance in gas, fluid)
Persian
1 entries- آشفتگی noun (disturbance in gas, fluid)
Portuguese
1 entries- turbulência noun (disturbance in gas, fluid)
Romanian
2 entries- tulburare noun (disturbance in gas, fluid)
- turbulență noun (disturbance in gas, fluid)
Russian
2 entries- турбуле́нтность noun (disturbance in gas, fluid)
- турбуле́нция noun (disturbance in gas, fluid)
Spanish
1 entries- turbulencia noun (disturbance in gas, fluid)
Swedish
1 entries- turbulens noun (disturbance in gas, fluid)
Tajik
1 entries- oşuftagī noun (disturbance in gas, fluid)
Tamil
1 entries- கொந்தளிப்பு ஓட்டம் noun (disturbance in gas, fluid)
Ukrainian
1 entries- турбуле́нтність noun (disturbance in gas, fluid)
Vietnamese
1 entries- dòng chảy rối noun (disturbance in gas, fluid)
Sample sentences
12 total sentences available.
We are currently experiencing some turbulence.
Source: tatoeba (40854)
A bird flying out of the water is careful not to cause turbulence.
Source: tatoeba (270943)
We had a rough flight because of turbulence.
Source: tatoeba (325206)
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