hecho una tromba

English translation: storm out

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Spanish term or phrase:hecho una tromba
English translation:storm out
Entered by: Wendy Gosselin

14:53 Sep 3, 2020
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
Spanish term or phrase: hecho una tromba
From a acript by an Argentine filmmaker. In the middle of a marital crisis, the husband
"vuelve desde el interior del departamento hecho una tromba, cambiado, con el pelo levemente mojado como si se hubiera aseado."
Wendy Gosselin
Argentina
Local time: 03:57
storm out
Explanation:
One option:
https://www.spanishdict.com/ejemplos/tromba?lang=es

vuelve desde el interior del departamento hecho una tromba ...he came storming out of the ...(whatever departamento is, apartment?department?)
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Marie Wilson
Spain
Local time: 07:57
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3 +1storm out
Marie Wilson
4furious/ in a hurry
apfujikawa94


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storm out


Explanation:
One option:
https://www.spanishdict.com/ejemplos/tromba?lang=es

vuelve desde el interior del departamento hecho una tromba ...he came storming out of the ...(whatever departamento is, apartment?department?)


Example sentence(s):
  • He stormed out of the apartment, slamming the door furiously behind him
  • He came storming out of the house, and chased after them with great strides
Marie Wilson
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Local time: 07:57
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furious/ in a hurry


Explanation:
While not entirely sure about the context, it probably means either of those.

"hecho una tromba" (like a whirlwind) does not refer to an action, but a way of doing things or a mood.

apfujikawa94
Argentina
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Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
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