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calm before the storm

A period of peace before a disturbance or crisis; an unnatural or false calm before a storm.
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The meeting may be peaceful now, but this is only the calm before the storm.

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Submitted on July 07, 2010

Additional definitions for 'calm before the storm':

calm before the stormA time of peace before any storm or disaster--either an actual storm or hurricane or figuratively to mean any calm before anything bad happens
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الهدوء الذي يسبق العاصفة

klid před bouří

rolig før stormen

die Ruhe vor dem Sturm

η ηρεμία πριν την καταιγίδα

trankviliĝu antaŭ la ŝtormo

la calma antes de la tormenta

آرامش قبل از طوفان

tyyntä myrskyn edellä

le calme avant la tempête

socair roimh an stoirm

तूफ़ान से पहले की शांति।

vihar előtti csend

հանգիստ փոթորիկից առաջ

tenang sebelum badai

la calma prima della tempesta

השקט שלפני הסערה

嵐の前の静けさ

ಚಂಚಲತೆ ಮೊದಲಾಗುವ ಮುನ್ನವೇ

폭풍 전야

leniret coram tempestate

stilte voor de storm

stille før stormen

cisza przed burzą

calma antes da tempestade

liniștea dinaintea furtunii

затишье перед бурей

lugnet före stormen

తుఫాను ముందు ప్రశాంతంగా

Fırtına öncesi sessizlik

bình tĩnh trước cơn bão

暴风雨前的平静

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