terremoto

earthquake

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terremoto(

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A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g. el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).

masculine noun

1. (natural disaster)

a. earthquake

Un terremoto destruyó gran parte del centro histórico.An earthquake destroyed a large part of the historical part of the city center.

b. quake

A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g. skinny, grandma).

(colloquial)

Hubo un terremoto en San Francisco.There was a quake in San Francisco.

A phrase used as a figure of speech or a word that is symbolic in meaning; metaphorical (e.g. carrot, bean).

(figurative)

(menace)

a. terror

A phrase used as a figure of speech or a word that is symbolic in meaning; metaphorical (e.g. carrot, bean).

(figurative)

Mi sobrina es un terremoto; siempre termina rompiendo algo cuando viene de visita.My niece is a terror; she always ends up breaking something when she visits.

terremoto

A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).

Noun

1. (general)

a. earthquake

2. (colloquial)

este niño es un terremotothis boy is a menace

terremoto

earthquake

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Phrases

que pudo decir la policía sobre el terremoto	that the police could say about the earthquake
qué pudo decir la policía sobre el terremoto	what the police could say about the earthquake
¿Qué pudo decir la policía sobre el terremoto?	What could the police say about the earthquake?
muchos se murieron a causa del terremoto	many died because of the earthquake
qué hicieron las personas que sintieron el terremoto	what did the people who felt the earthquake do
que hicieron las personas que sintieron el terremoto	that the people who felt the earthquake did
¿Qué hicieron las personas que sintieron el terremoto?	What did the people who felt the earthquake do?
qué hacer en caso de terremoto	what to do in case of an earthquake