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thunder

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Definition
Synonyms
English Collocations

Principal Translations
Inglés		Español
thunder n	(noise of lightning)	trueno nm
	Karen heard thunder in the distance.
	Karen oyó un trueno en la distancia.
thunder⇒ vi	(noise of lightning)	tronar⇒ vi
	The storm thundered overhead.
	La tormenta tronaba por encima.

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Additional Translations
Inglés		Español
thunder n	figurative (long noise)	estruendo nm
		trueno nm
		fragor nm
		tronido nm
	There was a thunder of feet coming down the stairs.
	Hubo un estruendo de pies bajando las escaleras.
thunder⇒ vi	figurative (make loud noise)	retumbar⇒ vi
		tronar⇒ vi
		resonar⇒ vi
		atronar⇒ vtr
	Tom's blows thundered against the door.
	Los golpes de Tom retumbaban contra la puerta.
thunder vi	(speak loudly)	vociferar⇒ vi
		bramar⇒ vi
		rugir⇒ vi
		gritar⇒ vi
	The priest was thundering from the pulpit.
	El cura vociferaba desde el púlpito.
thunder vi	(move heavily, noisily)	pasar haciendo ruido loc verb
	The cows thundered across the field.
	Las vacas pasaron haciendo ruido.
thunder [sth]⇒ vtr	(utter loudly)	gritar⇒ vtr
		rugir⇒ vtr
		bramar⇒ vtr
	"Where are you going," Jemima's father thundered, as she tried to sneak out.
	"¿A dónde vas?", gritó el padre de Jemima, mientras ella intentaba escabullirse.

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Compound Forms:
Inglés		Español
blood and thunder n	figurative (violence, intensity)	violencia nf
		intensidad nf
	For all his blood and thunder on the football field, Mark is a kind and gentle man.
blood-and-thunder n as adj	figurative (violent, intense)	dramático adj
		intenso adj
	Tonight's match is set to be a blood-and-thunder encounter.
clap of thunder n	(sudden loud noise made by thunder)	estallido de un trueno nm
	A clap of thunder startled me.
	El estallido de un trueno rompió el silencio de la noche.
peal of thunder n	(roll of thunder)	trueno nm
steal [sb]'s thunder v expr	(take attention from [sb])	robar el protagonismo a loc verb
		quitar el mérito a loc verb
	Harry was delighted when he passed his driving test, but his brother stole his thunder by getting engaged on the same day.
	Harry estaba feliz de haber pasado su examen de conducir, pero su hermana le robó el protagonismo comprometiéndose ese mismo día.
steal [sb]'s thunder v expr	(take credit for [sb]'s achievement)	llevarse el crédito loc verb
	Rachel was proud of the work she'd done, but her boss stole her thunder by announcing the results of her research as his own.
thunder and lightning n	(electrical storm)	truenos y relámpagos loc nom mpl
Thunder Bay n	(city in Ontario, Canada)	Thunder Bay n propio
thunder shower n	(rainstorm)	temporal nm
		tormenta nf
thunder thighs n	slang, pejorative (thick-set upper legs)	muslos gruesos nmpl
thunderstorm, thunder storm n	(electrical storm)	tormenta nf
		tempestad nf
		temporal nm
	(coloquial)	tronada nf
	The thunderstorm frightened our dog, who is afraid of the sound of thunder.
	La tormenta asustó a nuestro perro, que tiene miedo de los truenos.

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'thunder' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:

In the English description:

clap - clap of thunder - cumulonimbus - electrical storm - heat lightning - peal of thunder - roll - storm - thunderbolt - thunderclap - thunderer - thunderous - thundery

Spanish:

tronar - trueno - tronido - retumbo - estampido - parado de uñas

In Lists: Weather, Clouds, PET Vocabulary List - T, more...

Synonyms: thunderclap, rumbling, rumble of thunder, crash of thunder, crack of thunder, more...

Collocations: a [clap, crash] of thunder, [distant, rolling, loud] thunder, count the seconds between the lightning and thunder, more...

Forum discussions with the word(s) "thunder" in the title:

A clap/rumble of thunder...
a roll of thunder
afraid of thunder and lightning
as black as thunder
big thunder rhumble fish
blizzard thunder
bring the thunder
By the living thunder
by thunder
Distant Thunder
eat lightening and crap thunder (rocky)
falling through thunder
Geology / Thunder egg
God forbid there's a hint of thunder
In the rolling thunder of their wheels do they dream?
Is that thunder? (cuando hay una resonancia)
It was a roar wrapped in thunder followed quicly by the feel of
jumpin´thunder!
like a Crack of Thunder / Lightning
Like peals of thunder in the still-looming Wall of Storms
long-legged thunder
roar-thunder-clatter
Sometimes the silence can be like (the) thunder - grammar
Steal my thunder
steal somebody's thunder.
steal your thunder
stealing thunder
tearing thunder of twisting metal
That worship guns that spit thunder
the bass of heavy rap rolling a gentle thunder
more...

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