habiendo tormenta
/abjendo toɾmenta/from spelling rules
The English phrase "storming" is translated into Spanish as habiendo tormenta.
This phrase is used to describe the weather when there is a storm.
Did you know?
- To describe a 'brainstorm', Spanish speakers do not use the word tormenta but instead use the phrase lluvia de ideas, which literally means 'rain of ideas'.
- The word tormenta shares its roots with the English word 'torment', as both stem from the Latin 'tormentum', meaning a device for throwing missiles or a tool of torture.
- In Spanish, the word tempestad is often used instead of tormenta when a speaker wants to convey a higher level of dramatic intensity or violence.
Examples in context
- El mar está tempestuosoThe sea is stormy
- Hubo un temporal muy fuerte anocheThere was a very strong storm last night
- Nos pilló un chaparrón en el caminoWe got caught in a downpour on the way
- ¡Qué chubasco tan fuerte!What a strong rainstorm!
- ¡Qué aguacero tan grande!What a big rainstorm!
- Está tormentandoIt is storming
- Estamos siendo azotados por la tormentaWe are being battered by the storm
- Una tormenta furiosaA furious storm
- Un temporal intensoAn intense storm
Example conversation
Lucía and Mateo are looking out the window.
- LucíaMira el cielo, parece que está habiendo tormenta.Look at the sky, it looks like it's storming.
- MateoSí, los rayos son muy fuertes.Yes, the lightning is very strong.
- Lucía¿Crees que debamos cancelar la cena?Do you think we should cancel the dinner?
- MateoSí, es mejor quedarse en casa hoy.Yes, it's better to stay home today.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries tormenta, CC BY-SA 4.0.
