tronar

Signification

1. (impersonal,intransitive) to thunder
2. (colloquial,transitive) to bust, ruin (person)
3. (colloquial,intransitive) to fail (not pass an exam)
4. (colloquial) to crack (to make a cracking sound)

Coupé comme

tro‧nar

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/tɾoˈnaɾ/

Étymologie

Inherited from Old Spanish [Term?], from Latin tonāre (with an -r- due to influence from tronido or Latin tonitrus, Vulgar Latin *tronitus), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *(s)tenh₂- (“to thunder”). Compare Portuguese troar, French tonner.