Similar words
tempête
orage specifically means a thunderstorm, with lightning; tempête is more general or severe, like a windstorm without thunder — both mean "storm."
Similar in other languages
Portuguese
tempestade
tempestade is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "storm."
Practice
1 What does orage mean?
storm
2 Fill the gap: Un ___ arrive cette nuit.
Full sentence: Un orage arrive cette nuit. (A storm is coming tonight.)
3 Which fingerprint chart matches orage?
orage: neutral register, core frequency, general domain, neutral connotation.