| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
the thunder | el trueno |
the downpour | el chaparrón |
about to (after 'to be' + infinitive) | para |
After hearing a thunderclap, the downpour is about to fall. | Después de haber oído un trueno, el chaparrón está para caer. |
the lightning | el relámpago |
With this lightning, it is clear that the storm is about to begin. | Con este relámpago, está claro que la tormenta está para empezar. |
inclined to (after 'to be' + infinitive) | por |
to take shelter | resguardarse |
to get soaked | empaparse |
The girl is inclined to take shelter here, it's just that she doesn't want to get soaked. | La niña está por resguardarse aquí, es que no quiere empaparse. |
to blow | soplar |
still pending, yet to (after 'to be' + infinitive) | por |
The wind is blowing very strongly and the storm is yet to arrive. | El viento sopla muy fuerte y la tormenta está por llegar. |
the puddle | el charco |
the mud | el lodo |
There are puddles in the street and the mud is yet to be cleaned. | Hay charcos en la calle y el lodo está por limpiar. |
to destroy (to level, raze) | arrasar |
The storm is terrible and the river is about to destroy the town. | La tormenta es terrible y el río está para arrasar el pueblo. |
If you don't take shelter, you are going to get soaked. | Como no te resguardes, te vas a empapar. |
If you step in that puddle, you are going to get soaked with mud. | Si pisas ese charco, vas a empaparte de lodo. |
The wind began to blow; I am inclined to leave so as not to get soaked. | El viento empezó a soplar; estoy por irme para no empaparme. |
The mud destroyed the garden and the house is yet to be cleaned. | El lodo arrasó el jardín y la casa está por limpiar. |
imminent | inminente |
The downpour is imminent; it is about to rain. | El chaparrón es inminente; está para llover. |
I see the lightning; the thunder is imminent, and I am about to scream. | Veo el relámpago; el trueno es inminente y estoy para gritar. |
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