No. 8,905 in Spanish
tornado
A violent rotating column of air in contact with the ground and a cloud.
In a sentence
El tornado arrasó con varias casas en el pueblo.
The tornado destroyed several houses in the village.
Here, 'tornado' refers to a natural disaster, a violent rotating column of air extending from a thunderstorm to the ground.
En su discurso, el político creó un tornado de emociones en el público.
In his speech, the politician created a whirlwind of emotions among the audience.
Here, 'tornado' is used metaphorically to represent a tumultuous or intense emotional response.
El diseño de la nueva lámpara tiene una forma de tornado muy elegante.
The design of the new lamp has a very elegant tornado shape.
In this case, 'tornado' describes the shape of an object, resembling the swirling pattern of a tornado.
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