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1 ♦ thunder
♦ thunder /ˈɵʌndə(r)/n.1 [u] il tuonare; tuono, tuoni: thunder and lightning, tuoni e fulmini; DIALOGO → - Weather- There was thunder and lightning so we had to come home, c'erano tuoni e fulmini quindi siamo dovuti tornare a casa2 (fig.) rombo, fragore, rimbombo, strepito, scroscio: a crash (o a peal) of thunder, un tuono; un rombo di tuono; the thunder of the cannon, il rombo del cannone; a thunder of applause, uno scroscio d'applausi● thunder shower, acquazzone ( con lampi e tuoni) □ to have a face as black as thunder, essere scuro (o cupo) in volto □ (fig.) to steal sb. 's thunder, rubare un'idea (o un'invenzione, una notizia) a q.; battere sul tempo q. □ There's thunder in the air, sta per tuonare.(to) thunder /ˈɵʌndə(r)/A v. i.1 tuonare; (fig.) rimbombare; rombare, rumoreggiare, inveire; battere rumorosamente: It was thundering loudly, tuonava forte; His voice thundered in my ears, la sua voce mi rimbombava negli orecchi; The speaker thundered against the tyrant, l'oratore tuonava contro il tiranno2 andare (correre, passare) con grande rumore (o fracasso); passare rombando: The jet thundered past ( o overhead), il jet è passato rombando (sulla mia testa)3 ( calcio, ecc.) correre a precipizio; precipitarsi: Our striker thundered down the right wing, il nostro attaccante si è precipitato lungo la fascia destraB v. t.● to thunder at sb., tuonare contro q. □ to thunder out, gridare, lanciare, urlare ( minacce, ecc.): The crowd thundered out their approval, la folla ha manifestato la sua approvazione rumoreggiando □ The express thundered through the tunnel, l'espresso ha attraversato rombando la galleria.
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