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La Palabra Del Día "tempestad"

11
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tempestad

storm


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1: El barco estuvo a punto de hundirse en medio de la tempestad.

The ship was about to sink in the middle of the storm.

2: Las calles del centro están inundadas, y la tempestad todavía no ha cesado.

The streets downtown are flooded, and the storm still hasn't let up.


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updated Sep 29, 2017
edited by rac1
posted by rac1
Gracias princesa xx - ian-hill, Sep 10, 2017
De nada, guapo xo - rac1, Sep 10, 2017
it's probably my lack of vocabulary but here's another word I've never heard of lol. I know a few words that can be storm, but not this one. - billygoat, Sep 10, 2017
Nor me, Billy. http://www.spanishdict.com/translate/la tempestad - rac1, Sep 10, 2017
http://www.wordreference.com/es/en/translation.asp?spen=tempestad - rac1, Sep 10, 2017
https://forum.wordreference.com/threads/tormenta-tempestad.493520/ - rac1, Sep 10, 2017
Hola Amber , how are you ? - ray76, Sep 10, 2017
Have a badge from me . - ray76, Sep 10, 2017
Hola Ray, going well. Thank you. :) - rac1, Sep 10, 2017
Are we all missing the point here? - Tempestad = tempest. :) - ian-hill, Sep 10, 2017

13 Answers

6
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Se podría argumentar que Storms of Life (Las tempestades de la vida) es el mejor álbum de Randy Travis.

One could argue that Storms of Life is Randy Travis' best Album.

Storms of Life

updated Sep 29, 2017
posted by jrschenk
I'll have to give it a listen. :) - rac1, Sep 10, 2017
perfecto :) - 006595c6, Sep 10, 2017
Gracias, I was a little worried about the Las in front of tempestades...;) - jrschenk, Sep 11, 2017
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Esto era una tempestad en una taza de té.

This was a storm in a teacup.

Storm in a teacup definition, meaning, what is storm in a teacup: a lot of unnecessary anger and worry about a matter that is not important.

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updated Sep 11, 2017
edited by ray76
posted by ray76
Good illustration. :) - rac1, Sep 10, 2017
:) - ian-hill, Sep 10, 2017
Wye Aye Mate! - Ranman, Sep 10, 2017
we say: es una tormenta en un vaso de agua - 006595c6, Sep 10, 2017
@ Heidi.¿Dices vaso , digo taza , qué es correcta? No quiero una tempestad en un dedal. - - ray76, Sep 11, 2017
Hi Ranman , always great to see you around mate , are you well ? - ray76, Sep 11, 2017
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Cuánto más incrementa la temperatura de los océanos, más aumentará la frecuencia y severidad de las tempestades que sufrimos.

The more the temperature rises in the oceans, the more the frequency and severity of the storms that we suffer will increase.

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updated Sep 11, 2017
edited by bosquederoble
posted by bosquederoble
Muy buen uso de cuánto màs.....más. Te felicito. - Polenta, Sep 10, 2017
Gracias, Polenta. :) - bosquederoble, Sep 10, 2017
I've heard pros and cons on that. :) - rac1, Sep 10, 2017
I've heard cons and other cons of rising ocean temperatures. Those in Australia know it is going to destroy the Great Barrier Reef. :) - bosquederoble, Sep 11, 2017
I believe it's real. - rac1, Sep 11, 2017
My post did not address the reason for the rising ocean temperatures, only the measurable fact of it. :) - bosquederoble, Sep 11, 2017
6
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Here is a well-known Spanish proverb. I've heard these two versions. .

El que siembra vientos, cosecha tempestades.
Quien siembra vientos, cosecha tempestades.

He who sows winds, harvests storms (or tempests)
Those who sow winds, harvest storms.

updated Sep 10, 2017
edited by polenta1
posted by polenta1
Good one, Polenta. :) - rac1, Sep 10, 2017
Thanks - Polenta, Sep 10, 2017
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Se podría pensar que el aumento de la frecuencia de las tempestades les demostraría a todos que el calentamiento global es una amenaza importante, pero desgraciadamente desafortunadamente, no.

You would think that increased storm frequency would prove to all that global warming is a major threat, but alas, no.

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updated Sep 11, 2017
edited by jellonz
posted by jellonz
Sorry in advance for my Spanish here - I found this very difficult. - jellonz, Sep 10, 2017
Lol - rac1, Sep 10, 2017
Dat hair...jeje - rac1, Sep 10, 2017
I kept it as apolitical as possible Amber, but darn, dat hair is hard to mistake I guess :) - jellonz, Sep 10, 2017
mejor: desgraciadamente no es así - 006595c6, Sep 10, 2017
Better now Heidi? Or is it wrong to use any adverb in this way? - jellonz, Sep 10, 2017
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La medida del gobierno provoco una tempestad de protestas y la consecuencia fue que el gobierno se veía obligado a revocar su ley.

The measure of the government provoked a storm of protests and the consequence was that the government was forced to revoke its law.

updated Sep 11, 2017
posted by porcupine7
"The amendment, or new law of".. Good post, Kat. I don't know how you learn so many languages at one time. :) - rac1, Sep 10, 2017
"Provocó". ¿Esta provocación ocurrió en marzo de 2017? - DonBigoteDeLaLancha, Sep 10, 2017
el gobienro se vio obligado - polenta1, Sep 10, 2017
No Don Bigote, in 2014 october - porcupine7, Sep 11, 2017
Thanks Rac - porcupine7, Sep 11, 2017
Gracias Polenta - porcupine7, Sep 11, 2017
5
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En Illinois, tenemos tornados, pero afortunadamente no tenemos las tempestades como Florida o Tejas.

In Illinois, we have tornadoes, but fortunately we don't have storms like they do in Florida or Texas.

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updated Sep 11, 2017
edited by Echoline
posted by Echoline
Or New Orleans. :) - rac1, Sep 10, 2017
no tenemos tempestades...no article :) - 006595c6, Sep 10, 2017
5
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“El ciclo hidrológico influye mucho (en) las tempestades.”

“The hydrological cycle influences storms.”

updated Sep 10, 2017
posted by DonBigoteDeLaLancha
Yes. I'm very interested in how these things work. - rac1, Sep 10, 2017
Aquí no queda espacio para explicártelo. Voy a introducir la explicación como respuesta en este hilo. - DonBigoteDeLaLancha, Sep 10, 2017
Suena bien. :) - rac1, Sep 10, 2017
perfecto :) - 006595c6, Sep 10, 2017
5
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Tengo parientes en el camino proyectado de la tempestad enorme que se aproxima a la Florida. Afortunadamente están en el interior y probablemente no se verán afectados demasiado. Crucen los dedos.

I have relatives in the projected path of the huge storm approaching Florida. Luckily they are inland and probably won't be affected much. Cross your fingers.

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updated Sep 10, 2017
edited by AnnRon
posted by AnnRon
Si, crucemos los dedos. Por tus parientes. - Polenta, Sep 10, 2017
Great picture of the monster. 3 storms at the same time and in close proximity. - rac1, Sep 10, 2017
a Florida, wow, if you look on the new café...my friend Brad lives in tampa!!! we just talked on skype...he said it was def going downhill - 006595c6, Sep 10, 2017
5
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When there's a big storm, people take shelter indoors. Cuando hay una gran tempestad, la gente se refugia en dentro de casa.

updated Sep 10, 2017
edited by NKM1974
posted by NKM1974
Good morning. I hope they will. - rac1, Sep 10, 2017
Will what bonita? - ian-hill, Sep 10, 2017
N. must have changed his sentence. lol - rac1, Sep 10, 2017
It disappeared but is not in the Del folder. - ian-hill, Sep 10, 2017
That's because he just edited it. - rac1, Sep 10, 2017
This was my original post. Very weird. - ian-hill, Sep 10, 2017
I didn't edit my sentence. - NKM1974, Sep 10, 2017
@ian-hill, you must have clicked the edit button by mistake. - NKM1974, Sep 10, 2017
That is the only sensible reason. - ian-hill, Sep 10, 2017
Sorry - you could delete this one and post your one again. - ian-hill, Sep 10, 2017
All sorted now amigo - gracias. :) - ian-hill, Sep 10, 2017
I had to check the history button. - NKM1974, Sep 10, 2017
Thank you amigo. :) - ian-hill, Sep 10, 2017
se refugia dentro de not en dentro de - polenta1, Sep 10, 2017
Gracias por la corrección. - NKM1974, Sep 10, 2017
5
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Hay varias formas de tempestades, tempestades de arena, tempestades de nieve.

There are several forms of storms, sandstorms, snowstorms.

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updated Sep 10, 2017
posted by ian-hill
Wouldn't want to be in that one. :) - rac1, Sep 10, 2017
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El ciclo hidrológico:

El sol calienta la Tierra y el agua superficial se evapora. Este vapor sube a una altitud en la que la temperatura hace que se condense parcialmente el vapor. Así se forman las nubes. La subida del vapor crea una región de baja presión barométrica en la superficie (un vacío). El aire siempre mueve de una región de alta presión barométrica a otra de menos presión. Este es el viento. Esto empuja el agua parcialmente condensada (las nubes) a otro lugar. Cuando las nubes llegan a otro lugar con temperatura aún más baja, se condensan completamente y cae la lluvia. Y así se repite el ciclo hidrológico.

updated Sep 11, 2017
posted by DonBigoteDeLaLancha
Muchas gracias, Don. :) - rac1, Sep 10, 2017
:) - jrschenk, Sep 10, 2017
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Florida es afectado del tempestad. Florida is affected by storms.

updated Sep 13, 2017
posted by nepal15
The worst. - rac1, Sep 11, 2017
it is very sad note, we pray for all mi amiga rac :( - nepal15, Sep 13, 2017