terremoto

/tereˈmoto/, [t̪e.reˈmo.t̪o]

earthquake

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Yo solo tenía diez años cuando ocurrió el gran terremoto.

When the big earthquake occurred, I was just ten.

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Había un pánico extendido después del terremoto.

There was widespread panic after the earthquake.

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En el futuro habrá un gran terremoto.

There will be a big earthquake in the future.

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Todos en el edificio sintieron el terremoto.

Everybody in the building felt the earthquake.

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La casa se colapsó en un terremoto.

The house collapsed in an earthquake.

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Si hay un gran terremoto, la alarma sonará.

If there is a big earthquake, the alarm will sound.

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¿Sentiste un terremoto anoche?

Did you feel an earthquake last night?

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Hay muchas casas destruidas por el terremoto.

There are many houses destroyed by the earthquake.

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Hubo un gran terremoto en Tokio.

A big earthquake occurred in Tokyo.

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El terremoto hizo temblar el suelo.

The earthquake shook the ground.

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Pensar en el terremoto le hizo temblar.

He trembled at the thought of the earthquake.

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¿Realmente es posible predecir un terremoto?

Is it really possible to predict an earthquake?

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Este terremoto también dejó ciento cincuenta muertos.

This earthquake took a hundred and fifty lives, as well.

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Él está preparado para un terremoto.

He is ready for an earthquake.

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La iglesia que pasamos se derrumbó cinco minutos después debido a un fuerte terremoto y más de 100 feligreses fueron enterrados vivos.

The church we went past crumbled five minutes afterwards due to a huge earthquake and more than a 100 churchgoers were buried alive.

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La guerra no es una catástrofe como un terremoto o un tsunami. No viene sin aviso.

War is not a natural disaster like an earthquake or a tsunami. It does not come without warning.

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Fue el mayor terremoto registrado.

It was the greatest earthquake on record.

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Él murió en el terremoto.

He was killed in the earthquake.

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La radio nos advirtió que viene el terremoto y empezamos a juntar nuestras cosas.

The radio warned us of the coming earthquake and we started gathering our things.

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Mi casa está diseñada para resistir un terremoto.

My house is designed to withstand an earthquake.

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