How do you translate "upon hearing..." into Spanish?

Question

Hi, does anyone know how to translate "upon hearing..." or "upon leaving..." into Spanish?

Like: Upon hearing the news, he screamed.

Would it be something like "por/sobre oido" or "por oir", but I'm really just guessing here? Thanks!

Answer 1

upon hearing= al escuchar

upon leaving= al partir, al salir. Example, "Upon leaving the party, she fainted"= Al salir de la fiesta, ella se desmayo".

"Upon hearing the news, he screamed."

means "Al escuchar la noticia, el grito"

or "Al escuchar la noticia, el pego un grito".

Answer 2

Upon is a preposition and in spanish its equivalent is "luego de "

So upon hearing is "luego de escuchar", upon leaving is "luego de abandonar/dejar".

Upon hearing the news, he screamed is "Luego de escuchar las noticias gritó"

Answer 3

Sobre Oir - Upon Hearing  

Answer 4

1) Al * infinitive: al oír, al salir

2) Tan pronto como/así que/en cuanto + Past tense (these indicate an inmediate action after anothe one)

3) Luego de/después de + infitive (luego de oír, escuchar, salir...) is used just to express a action that ocurs after another one.

So, 1 and 2 (an INEDIATE ACTION) and 3 and 4 (just an action after another one.

Answer 5

You use "al" + the infinitive:

al oir la noticia, se marchó a casa - on hearing the news,he went home

cerró la ventana al salir de la casa - she closed the window on leaving the house

Te lo daré al llegar - I'll give it to you on arrival/when I get there.

Unlike the English expression, the construction does not have to have the same subject as the main verb: -

Al morir su madre, se marchó a la ciudad - he left for the city when his mother died.

"Luego de", suggested by another answerer, means "subsequently to".

Hazel Eyes' answer is just plain wrong.