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thunderclaps

/ˈθʌndərklæps/

Meanings
noun

Truenos

A sudden, loud thunder caused by a nearby lightning strike; a shock of thunder, as opposed to a reverberating rumble

Examples :

"Thunderclaps that make them quake. — Spenser."
Truenos que los hacen temblar. — Spenser.
weather nature sound physics environment disaster phenomena energy

Related Words

Illustration quake

quake noun

/kweɪk/

Temblor, sacudida

"We felt a quake in the apartment every time the train went by."

Sentimos un temblor en el apartamento cada vez que pasaba el tren.

Illustration loud

loud noun

/laʊd/

Sonido fuerte, ruido

"The loud of the fire alarm woke everyone in the building. "

El ruido de la alarma de incendios despertó a todos en el edificio.

Illustration shock

shock noun

/ʃɒk/ /ʃɑk/

Choque, impacto

"The train hit the buffers with a great shock."

El tren chocó contra los topes con un gran impacto.

Illustration opposed

opposed verb

/əˈpəʊzd/ /əˈpoʊzd/

Oponerse a, resistir, combatir

"There is still time to oppose this plan."

Todavía hay tiempo para oponerse a este plan.

Illustration sudden

sudden noun

/ˈsʌdən/

Suceso repentino, sorpresa

"The sudden announcement of a school holiday surprised everyone. "

El anuncio repentino de un día festivo escolar sorprendió a todos.

Illustration rumble

rumble noun

/ˈɹʌmb(ə)l/

Retumbar, estruendo

"The rumble from passing trucks made it hard to sleep at night."

El retumbar de los camiones que pasaban dificultaba dormir por la noche.

Illustration nearby

nearby adjective

/ˌnɪərˈbaɪ/ /ˌniːrˈbaɪ/

Cercano, próximo, adyacente

"He stopped at a nearby store for some groceries."

Se detuvo en una tienda cercana para comprar algunos comestibles.

Illustration caused

caused verb

/kɔzd/

Causó, provocó

"The lightning caused thunder."

El relámpago causó el trueno.

Illustration thunder

thunder noun

/ˈθʌndə/ /ˈθʌndɚ/

Trueno

"Thunder is preceded by lightning."

El trueno es precedido por un relámpago.

Illustration reverberating

reverberating verb

/rɪˈvɜːrbəreɪtɪŋ/ /rɪˈvɜːrbəˌreɪtɪŋ/

Retumbar, resonar

"The loud clap of thunder was reverberating through the valley, echoing off the mountains again and again. "

El fuerte trueno retumbaba por el valle, resonando una y otra vez en las montañas.

Illustration strike

strike noun

/stɹaɪk/

Strike

"The batter got three strikes and was out. "

El bateador recibió tres strikes y fue eliminado.

Illustration lightning

lightning noun

/ˈlaɪt.nɪŋ/

Relámpago

"Although we did not see the lightning, we did hear the thunder."

Aunque no vimos el relámpago, sí oímos el trueno.