Glossary entry

Spanish term or phrase:

vendaval

English translation:

unstoppable

Added to glossary by Wendy Gosselin
Nov 17, 2021 16:36
2 yrs ago
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Spanish term

vendaval

Spanish to English Other Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
This seems to be a slang expression. It appears in a line of dialogue from a film script by a Spanish filmmaker. The scene is a mail carrier making a delivery:

Señora
¿Qué pasa con el buzón, eh?
Eli se queda paralizada.
Tampoco le da tiempo a reaccionar.
La mujer es un vendaval.
SEÑORA
¿Por qué te crees que lo tapo con celo?
¿por qué me aburro?
Eli
Yo no sé.
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Discussion

AllegroTrans Nov 19, 2021:
@ Beatriz Same principle applies
Beatriz Ramírez de Haro Nov 18, 2021:
IMO the term does not refer to the mail delivery person (Eli). The character described as "un vendaval" is the other woman (Señora).
AllegroTrans Nov 17, 2021:
The word means gale or hurricane. Then use lateral thinking to apply the term to a mail delivery person. Not rocket science.
Nelson Soares Nov 17, 2021:
Maybe, as fast as lightning.
AllegroTrans Nov 17, 2021:
Wendy What has your research come up with so far?

Proposed translations

+1
2 hrs
Selected

unstoppable

"La mujer es un vendaval" is just a metaphor meaning "The woman is unstoppable" or something along those lines.
Peer comment(s):

agree neilmac : Nailed it!
12 hrs
¡Gracias, colega!
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Perfect!! Thanks"
+1
11 mins

as quick as a flash

I think they probably mean the woman's fast at responding, so you can use any word that means fast here. In any event, a literal translation wouldn't work here.
Peer comment(s):

agree neilmac : Something along these lines should work...
31 mins
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40 mins

hurricane

she is like a hurricane
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52 mins

That woman is like a whirlwind

This is another alternative
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Reference comments

7 mins
Reference:

Dictionary

Though I don't know what it means here.
http://www.spanishdict.com/translate/vendaval
Peer comments on this reference comment:

agree Juan Jacob : ¿Para qué buscarle 3 pies al gato?
3 hrs
agree AllegroTrans : Not difficult to apply it, metaphorically, to a mail deliverer
7 hrs
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