terremoto

/tereˈmoto/, [t̪e.reˈmo.t̪o]

earthquake


Examples
  • Tuvimos un terremoto ayer por la noche.

    We had an earthquake last night.

  • Millones de personas se quedaron en la pobreza tras el terremoto.

    Millions of people were living in poverty after the earthquake.

  • Justo cuando él estaba por salir, comenzó un terremoto.

    When he was just about to leave, an earthquake started.

  • Yo estaba jugando un juego cuando sentí un terremoto.

    I was playing a game when I felt an earthquake.

  • Puede haber un terremoto en cualquier momento.

    An earthquake can take place at any time.

  • Mucha gente perdió su vivienda a consecuencia del terremoto.

    Many people were left homeless as a result of the earthquake.

  • ¡Pinche terremoto estuvo terrible!

    Fuckin' earthquake was terrible!

  • Un terremoto puede ocurrir en cualquier momento.

    An earthquake can happen at any time.

  • El Centro de Alerta de Tsunamis del Pacífico ha publicado una alerta de tsunami después de que un terremoto de magnitud 8,3 sacudiera la costa de Chile.

    The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center has issued a tsunami warning after an 8.3 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Chile.

  • Muchos perdieron sus hogares en el terremoto.

    Many lost their homes in the earthquake.

  • Un terremoto de magnitud 5 sacudió Tokio.

    An earthquake of magnitude 5 shook Tokyo.

  • El terremoto causó daños generalizados.

    The earthquake caused widespread damage.

  • Ayer hubo un gran terremoto en India.

    A big earthquake occurred in India yesterday.

  • ¿Te acordás del terremoto que sacudió a Armenia en 1988?

    Do you remember the earthquake that struck Armenia in 1988?

  • Sólo dos personas sobrevivieron al terremoto.

    Only two people survived the earthquake.


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