¿Rayos y truenos o truenos y rayos?
In English we often speak of the "thunder and lightening" that occurs during a storm, and the words sound right in that order (never mind the cause and effect). I recently learned the Spanish translation, but it was presented to me as "rayos y truenos". Does that "sound right" in the same way that "thunder and lightening" does in English?
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En España decimos "rayos y truenos". También se utiliza como exclamación, pero suena muy anticuado.
- ¡Rayos y truenos, ¿Cómo te has hecho esa herida?!.
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The order in which we say words that usually go together has more to do with sound than with meaning. That is why the order may change from language to language. As well as the words you mention, you will find examples like: 'blanco y negro' >> 'black and white' and so many others I cannot recall right now.
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Como comentan en españa se suele decir rayos y truenos pero suena antigüo.
Tambien se escucha Rayos y Centellas como exclamacion de sorpresa tipo expresion de comic podria ser.
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En Venezuela es indiferente decirlo de las dos formas. Está correcto decirlo de ambas formas.
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We say relámpago for lightning in the sky, and rayo if it hits the ground. In parts of Latin America, the word "rayería" can refer to lightning, but it's not accepted by the Real Academia.
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