Typhoon
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Typhoon est la traduction anglaise de typhon. Ce nom est employé sous sa forme anglaise généralement pour des appellations :
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typhoon — noun TYPHOON + VERB ▪ hit sth, strike sth ▪ The town was hit by a typhoon. ▪ damage sth, destroy sth, devastate sth ▪ The plantation was devastated by a typ … Collocations dictionary
typhoon — n. the typhoon hit/struck (several islands) * * * the typhoon hit/struck (several islands) … Combinatory dictionary
