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U.S. a tremor; earthquake.╂[American English < Spanish temblor a trembling < temblar to tremble < Vulgar Latin tremulāre < Latin tremulus trembling]
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tem·blor — /ˈtɛmblɚ, Brit tɛmˈblɔː/ noun, pl blors [count] chiefly US somewhat formal : ↑earthquake a minor temblor … Useful english dictionary
blor — tem·blor; … English syllables
tem — an·te·mor·tem; an·te·tem·ple; at·tem·per; at·tem·per·a·ment; at·tem·per·ate; at·tem·per·a·tor; aus·tem·per; bi·o·sys·tem·a·ty; con·tem·per; con·tem·pla·ble; con·tem·plant; con·tem·plate; con·tem·plat·ing·ly; con·tem·pla·tion; con·tem·pla·tor;… … English syllables
temblor — tem·blor … English syllables
temblor — tem|blor [ˈtemblə, blo: US blər, blo:r] n formal [Date: 1800 1900; : Spanish; Origin: shaker, earthquake , from temblar to shake ] an ↑earthquake … Dictionary of contemporary English
temblor — tem|blor [ temblər ] noun count AMERICAN MAINLY JOURNALISM an EARTHQUAKE … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
temblor — tem•blor [[t]ˈtɛm blər, blɔr[/t]] sp. [[t]tɛmˈblɔr[/t]] n. pl. blors, Sp. blo•res [[t] ˈblɔ rɛs[/t]] gel fot a tremor; earthquake • Etymology: 1895–1900, amer.; < Sp: lit., a quaking =tembl(ar) to quake + or or I … From formal English to slang
temblor — ☆ temblor [tem′blôr΄, tem′blər; ] Sp [ tem blō̂r′ ] n. pl. temblors or Sp. temblores [temblō̂′res] [< Sp temblor (de tierra), lit., trembling (of the earth) < temblar, to tremble < VL tremulare: see TREMBLE] EARTHQUAKE … English World dictionary
Temblor — Tem*blor , n. [Sp.] An earthquake. [Western U. S.] [Webster 1913 Suppl.] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
temblor — {{＃}}{{LM SynT38363}}{{〓}} {{CLAVE T37432}}{{＼}}{{CLAVE}}{{／}}{{＼}}SINÓNIMOS Y ANTÓNIMOS:{{／}} {{［}}temblor{{］}} {{《}}▍ s.m.{{》}} ＝ {{＜}}1{{＞}} vibración • agitación • trepidación ＝ {{＜}}2{{＞}} estremecimiento • escalofrío • tembleque (col.) •… … Diccionario de uso del español actual con sinónimos y antónimos
