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Record 1 2017-09-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Vulcanology and Seismology
DEF

A minor earthquake.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Volcanologie et sismologie

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Vulcanología y sismología
DEF

Terremoto de carácter leve.

OBS

tremor; trémor: La Fundación del Español Urgente (Fundéu BBVA), con el asesoramiento de la Real Academia Española, explica que "tremor" es una palabra aguda, es decir, que en su pronunciación se acentúa la última sílaba, /tremór/, y que no está justificado pronunciarla como llana, /trémor/.

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