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"Truenos" is a form of "trueno", a noun which is often translated as "thunderclap". "Hay tormenta" is a phrase which is often translated as "it's stormy". Learn more about the difference between "hay tormenta" and "truenos" below.
hay tormenta(
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)A phrase is a group of words commonly used together (e.g., once upon a time).
1. (weather)
b. there's a storm
Creo que hay tormenta. ¿No fue eso un trueno?I think there's a storm. Wasn't that a clap of thunder?
c. there will be a storm
En el telediario dijeron que mañana hay tormenta, así que tendremos que olvidarnos de la playa.They said on the news that there will be a storm tomorrow, so we'll have to forget about going to the beach.
el trueno(
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)A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
1. (weather)
c. clap of thunder
Eso fue el trueno más fuerte que jamás he escuchado.That was the loudest clap of thunder I've ever heard.
2. (noise)
a. thunder
El trueno de los fuegos pirotécnicos fue estupendo.The thunder from the fireworks was awesome.
b. boom
El trueno del cañón se escuchó a kilómetros de distancia.The cannon's boom was heard kilometers away.
c. thundering
Oímos el trueno de los cascos mucho antes de que viéramos la estampida.We heard the thundering of hooves long before we saw the stampede.
