How is the word sismo translated from Portuguese to English

English translation
earthquake
noun

Abanão súbito e violento do solo.

A sudden violent shaking of the ground.

Examples with “sismo”

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  • O sismo destruiu várias casas antigas. — The earthquake destroyed several old houses.

  • Lembras-te do sismo da primavera passada? — Do you remember the earthquake last spring?

  • Os edifícios antigos daqui aguentam um sismo pequeno. — Old buildings here can survive a small earthquake.

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