English-Spanish translations for turbulence

• turbulencia
  Esto afecta principalmente a los coches y a la turbulencia en los aviones. This concerns mainly cars and turbulence in aeroplanes.
  Estamos atravesando una crisis o periodo de turbulencias de las hipotecas de alto riesgo. We are going through a sub-prime crisis or sub-prime turbulence.
  Debe reconocerse que ha resistido muchas turbulencias del mercado. It must be acknowledged that it has withstood a lot of market turbulence.

Definition of turbulence

• The state or fact of being turbulent or agitated; tempestuousness, disturbance
• Specifically, a state of agitation or disturbance in the air which is disruptive to an aircraft

Related words

• ‎turbulence
• thermal turbulence
• wake turbulence
• clear air turbulence