tsunami

Significado (Inglés)

1. A very large and destructive wave, generally caused by a tremendous disturbance in the ocean, such as an undersea earthquake or volcanic eruption; often a series of waves (a wave train).
2. A large and generally unstoppable surge.

Conceptos

tsunami

maremoto

marejadas sísmicas

Pronunciado como (IPA)

/(t)suːˈnɑːmi/

Etimología (Inglés)

Borrowed from Japanese 津(つ)波(なみ) (tsunami), from 津 (tsu, “harbour”) + 波 (nami, “wave”).

Oraciones

Experts of geology agree: Yesterday's tsunami was just a herald of the imminent apocalypse .

Los expertos de la geología están de acuerdo: el tsunami de ayer era solo un heraldo del inminente apocalipsis.