mirada fulminante
/miɾada fulminante/from spelling rules
The English phrase 'bombastic side eye' can be translated into Spanish as mirada fulminante.
The phrase describes a judgmental or critical look given to someone from the corner of one's eye.
Which one should you use?
While 'bombastic side eye' in English often carries a humorous or meme-like connotation of judgment, mirada fulminante in Spanish is more serious and implies a look of intense disapproval or anger.
How do you pronounce it?
/miɾada fulminante/
Did you know?
- The adjective fulminante can also be used in medical contexts to describe a disease that strikes suddenly and kills quickly, illustrating the lethal force of the look.
- In Spanish, the root of fulminante comes from the Latin word for 'thunderbolt', implying the look strikes like lightning.
- An English speaker might try to use the word 'bombástico' to describe the look, but in Spanish, bombástico refers mostly to speech that is inflated or grandiloquent, not a look.
Example conversation
Alejandro makes a joke that Elena finds ridiculous.
- ElenaNo puedo creer que hayas dicho eso.I can't believe you said that.
- AlejandroSolo era una broma, Elena.It was just a joke, Elena.
- ElenaDeja de hacer eso con tu mirada fulminante.Stop doing that with your judgmental look.
- AlejandroNo estoy haciendo nada, Alejandro.I'm not doing anything, Alejandro.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
