Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

Suddenly a tropical storm broke ....

English answer:

start abruptly

Added to glossary by Patsy Florit
Sep 2, 2006 16:16
17 yrs ago
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English term

Suddenly a tropical storm broke ....

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I want to know if this is correct or not : What would you do if a tropical storm broke suddenly?
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start abruptly

"Break" in this context means to begin suddenly... grab an umbrella, get inside!
Peer comment(s):

agree Peter Shortall : In answer to the asker's question, I think the original sentence is perfectly correct (provided this is the meaning!)
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agree David Moore (X) : ...and with Peter
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agree kamelia_bg
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agree Asghar Bhatti
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agree Marcella S.
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agree Sophia Finos (X)
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27 mins

Suddenly a tropical storm hit and torrential rains broke/A tropical storm suddenly hit

I would run for cover. I don't think an umbrella would be much help!

BBC NEWS | Europe | Fatal storm hits Hungary festival
We were in the thick of the storm. A wind suddenly blew up, and then within moments there were sheets of stinging rain, and the wind was blowing us down the ...
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BBC NEWS | World | Europe | Fatal storm hits Hungary festival
I was watching the fire works in front of the Buda Castle when the storm hit. The storm hit very suddenly. The fireworks began at 9:00 and the storm began ...
news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/5269642.stm - 52k - Cached - Similar pages
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English

Yes it is correct.

"When the Storm Broke", the title of a novel of the great depression, 1929-1933.

You can also us the verb to blow: To storm: It blew all night.

There is alo the phrasal verb to blow up:To come into being.
e.g:A storm blew up.

Big storm blows into Northeast(http://www.sptimes.com/News/121300/Worldandnation/Big_storm_...
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