Dicho español · Spanish proverb
«Después de la tormenta, viene la calma.»
¿Cómo se dice «Después de la tormenta, viene la calma» en inglés? After the storm comes the calm.
Word for word
After the storm comes the calm.
What it really means
The closest English equivalent: After the storm comes the calm.
Used both for literal weather and metaphorically for difficult times. Spanish speakers say it to comfort someone going through a hard situation, reminding them that peace follows trouble.
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Also said as
- Después de la tempestad viene la calma.
Hear it in a sentence
Después de la tormenta, viene la calma; ya verás que todo se arreglará.
After the storm comes the calm; you'll see that everything will work out.
More Spanish sayings
- No hay mal que dure cien años. — Troubles don't last forever.
- Siempre que llueve, escampa. — This too shall pass.
- Al mal tiempo, buena cara. — Put on a brave face in hard times.
- Las penas con pan son menos. — Troubles are lighter on a full stomach.
- Todo a su tiempo. — Everything in its own time.
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