hurricane

[US]/ˈhʌrɪkən/
[UK]/ˈhɜːrəkeɪn/
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Translation

n. isang bagyo sa tropikal na rehiyon sa Kanluraning Indies.
Word Forms

Phrases & Collocations

hurricane katrina

bagyong katrina

hurricane lamp

lampang bagyo

Example Sentences

a hurricane of applause

isang bagyo ng palakpakan

The hurricane was a long nightmare.

Ang bagyo ay isang mahabang bangungot.

A hurricane struck the city.

Isang bagyo ang tumama sa lungsod.

one hurricane after the other.

Isang bagyo pagkatapos ng isa.

a house battered by a hurricane;

Isang bahay na winasak ng bagyo.

They split Miami when the hurricane was forecast.

Pumutol sila sa Miami nang mahulaan ang bagyo.

escaped the hurricane unscathed.

Nakatakas sa bagyo nang walang pinsala.

The hurricane flung their motor boat upon the rocks.

Itapon ng bagyo ang kanilang motor boat sa mga bato.

a hurricane that claimed two lives.

Isang bagyo na kumitil sa buhay ng dalawang tao.

The hurricane destroyed the whole village.

Winasak ng bagyo ang buong nayon.

five Hurricanes were shot down in combat .

Limang Hurricane ang bumagsak sa pakikipaglaban.

the hurricane flattened thousands of homes.

Pinatag ng bagyo ang libu-libong bahay.

he dispatched the Hurricanes in three flights.

itinapon niya ang mga Hurricane sa tatlong paglipad.

the hurricane ripped through Florida causing havoc.

Sinira ng bagyo ang Florida, na nagdulot ng kaguluhan.

the manager resigned in a hurricane of disagreement.

Nagbitiw ang manager sa isang bagyo ng hindi pagkakasundo.

a hurricane that was in the process of devastating South Carolina.

Isang bagyo na sumisira sa South Carolina.

Hurricane has been forecast for tomorrow afternoon.

Inihula na magkakaroon ng bagyo bukas ng hapon.

In the aftermath of the hurricane, many people's homes were destroyed.

Pagkatapos ng bagyo, maraming bahay ng mga tao ang nawasak.

The hurricane is blowing broken glass about in the city streets.

Pinapakalat ng bagyo ang basag na salamin sa mga kalye ng lungsod.

Real-world Examples

" That was no hurricane, " said Fudge miserably.

"Iyon ay walang bagyo," malungkot na sabi ni Fudge.

Source: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

It's not a hurricane of cold air.

Ito ay hindi bagyo ng malamig na hangin.

Source: CNN 10 Student English February 2019 Compilation

It's concerned that last month's devastating hurricane could weaken turnout.

Nag-aalala na ang nakalipas na buwan na bagyo na nakapaminsala ay maaaring magpahina sa pagdalo.

Source: BBC Listening Collection November 2016

Forecasting hurricanes is not an exact science.

Ang paghula ng mga bagyo ay hindi isang eksaktong agham.

Source: CNN Selected April 2016 Collection

Fortunately, mother nature was about to lend a helping hurricane.

Sa kabutihang palad, handa nang magbigay ng tulong ang kalikasan sa pamamagitan ng isang bagyo.

Source: Biography of Famous Historical Figures

Storm shelters open and cruises rerouted to avoid the hurricane.

Ang mga silungan ng bagyo ay binuksan at ang mga paglalayag ay inilipat upang maiwasan ang bagyo.

Source: CNN Selects October 2016 Collection

Last year, there were two hurricanes when nine were expected.

Noong nakaraang taon, may dalawang bagyo nang inaasahan ang siyam.

Source: CNN Listening Collection April 2014

This is nature, just like no one can stop a hurricane.

Ito ang kalikasan, tulad ng walang makakapigil sa isang bagyo.

Source: CNN 10 Student English March 2023 Collection

" Politicians haven't seen the coming hurricane of poverty, " he said.

"Hindi nakita ng mga politiko ang paparating na bagyo ng kahirapan," sabi niya.

Source: VOA Special English: World

If you are in the Atlantic or Pacific around America, you are a hurricane.

Kung ikaw ay nasa Atlantic o Pacific malapit sa Amerika, ikaw ay isang bagyo.

Source: CNN 10 Student English Compilation September 2019

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