tremor

el temblor

tremor(

treh

muhr

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

noun

1. (mild earthquake)

a. el temblor

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

A series of tremors shook the city early this morning.Esta mañana temprano, una serie de temblores sacudieron la ciudad.

b. el temblor de tierra

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

Yesterday's tremor was felt 30 miles away from Santiago.El temblor de tierra de ayer se dejó sentir a 30 millas de Santiago.

c. el seísmo

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

The second tremor measured 3.5 on the Richter scale.El segundo seísmo fue de 3.5 en la escala Richter.

d. el tremor

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

After the tremor, the volcano began to emit puffy clouds of ash.Después del tremor, el volcán empezó a emitir bocanadas de cenizas.

2. (trembling)

a. el temblor

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

He said he wasn't scared, but I could hear a tremor in his voice.Dijo que no tenía miedo, pero le noté un cierto temblor en la voz.

b. el estremecimiento

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

I felt a tremor of panic when I heard the news.Sentí un estremecimiento de pánico al enterarme de la noticia.

3. (medicine)

a. el temblor

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

Possible side effects of the medicine are insomnia, mood swings, and tremors.Entre los posibles efectos secundarios del medicamento están insomnio, alteraciones del estado de ánimo y temblores.

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