Today's WOTD is: "trueno" = thunderclap/ clap of thunder
In Spanish, the noun "trueno" is a masculine noun of Latin origin which means thunderclap/ clap of thunder. The plural form “truenos” may also be used to refer to thunder.
A related Spanish action word/ verb is “tronar”, which means to thunder.
Some commonly used expressions containing the words "trueno" or “tronar” are:
- Abrir la caja de los truenos (to open Pandora's box);
- Destapar la caja de los truenos (to open Pandora's box);
- Escapar del trueno y dar en el relámpago (to jump from the frying pan into the fire);
- Salir tronando de algún lugar (to leave a place seething/ fuming);
Some examples of the use of the word "trueno" or “tronar” are:
- Hacer eso significaría abrir la caja de los truenos (doing that would mean opening Pandora's box);
- Hacer eso significaría destapar la caja de los truenos (doing that would mean opening Pandora's box);
- Escapamos del trueno y dimos en el relámpago (we jumped from the frying pan and into the fire);
- Pedro salió tronando de la reunión (Pedro left the meeting fuming);
For more on the word "trueno", visit: Wordreference.com/ Trueno
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