What does «ráfaga» mean in Spanish?
- Violent and rapid movement of the air. Usually of short duration.
Examples of use in Spanish: "Una ráfaga de aire tiró el árbol".
"Una ráfaga cerró la ventana fuertemente".
"Me voló el sombrero una ráfaga de viento".
- Vivid, short-lived light strike. Flash of light.
Examples of use in Spanish: "Me deslumbró una ráfaga de su linterna".
"Las ráfagas de luz del faro se veían desde lejos".
- A series of successive rapid-fire shots from an automatic weapon.
Examples of use in Spanish: "Una ráfaga de ametralladora".
- In photography, burst is a function provided in cameras that allows you to take pictures quickly in a short time. Its result is called a burst of photos.
- Unexpected and passing manifestation of something.
Examples of use in Spanish: "En el noticiero de la tele se emplea una ráfaga musical para cambiar de noticias".
"De golpe ella experimentó una ráfaga de recuerdos dolorosos de su infancia".
- Any little cloud of little body or density, which appears especially when the weather is going to change.
- Part of an amount.
♦ Used in: Guatemala