Glossary entry

Spanish term or phrase:

hecho una tromba

English translation:

storm out

Added to glossary by Wendy Gosselin
Sep 3, 2020 14:53
3 yrs ago
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Spanish term

hecho una tromba

Spanish to English Other Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
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."
Proposed translations (English)
3 +1 storm out
4 furious/ in a hurry
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Non-PRO (1): AllegroTrans

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Discussion

MollyRose Sep 4, 2020:
It sounds like he stormed out (to the living room, perhaps) from somewhere in the apartment--maybe a bedroom or bathroom.
Sara Fairen Sep 4, 2020:
Perhaps he "storms back in", then...

https://dle.rae.es/tromba
en tromba
1. loc. adv. Dicho especialmente de entrar o salir de un sitio: De golpe y con fuerza. Entró en tromba en el portal. U. t. c. loc. adj.
Marie Wilson Sep 3, 2020:
@Muriel I agree, it seems premeditated, but without the rest of the story...
Muriel Vasconcellos Sep 3, 2020:
I'm confused The statement seems contradictory. I'm wondering if it means 'having previously stormed out of the apartment, he comes back totally changed, his hair carefully slicked down...'. Otherwise 'stormed out' doesn't fit with the change and the carefully groomed hair.

Proposed translations

+1
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storm out

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:

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

Peer comment(s):

agree AllegroTrans : SO easy, just a bit of lateral thinking needed
58 mins
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47 days

furious/ in a hurry

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.
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