The news was a thunderbolt

like a thunderbolt from (out of) a clear sky — як грім з ясного неба

he was a thunderbolt in the attack — він був грозою ( для супротивник в атаці)

he was a thunderbolt in the attack — він був грозою ( для супротивник в атаці)

coup de tonnerre — lit clap of thunder; fig thunderbolt

coup de tonnerre lit — clap of thunder, figthunderbolt, bolt from the blue

du tonnerre * — terrific

¡noticias frescas! — iró tell me a new one!

noticia bomba — * bombshell *

hacer noticia — to hit the headlines

no tenemos noticias suyas — ( provenientes de él) we haven't heard from him; ( provenientes de otra persona) we haven't had (any) news of him

hacer noticia — to hit the headlines

no tenemos noticias suyas — ( provenientes de él) we haven't heard from him; ( provenientes de otra persona) we haven't had (any) news of him

Ex: Printed current awareness bulletins may be produced from similar facilities to those in above, except that here the announcement will relate only to newly added items.

mit Bomben belegen — to bomb

wie eine Bombe einschlagen — to come as a (real) bombshell

eine/die Bombe platzen lassen (fig) — to drop a/the bombshell

die Bombe ist geplatzt — (fig. ugs.) the balloon has gone up (fig.)

die Bombe ist geplatzt — (fig. ugs.) the balloon has gone up (fig.)

• arrojar o lanzar una bomba — [desde un avión] to drop a bomb; [desde el suelo] to throw a bomb

• poner una bomba — to plant a bomb

• a prueba de bomba(s) — bomb-proof

bomba de humo — (lit) smoke bomb; (fig) smokescreen

bomba de racimo — Cono Sur cluster bomb

• dar a la bomba — to pump, work the pump

bomba bencinera — Chile petrol station, gas station (EEUU)

bomba de cobalto — (Med) cobalt bomb

bomba corazón-pulmón — (Med) heart-lung machine

bomba de gasolina — [en motor] fuel pump; [en gasolinera] petrol o (EEUU) gas(oline) pump

• noticia bomba — bombshell

este disco será una bomba — this record will be a smash hit *

• estar bomba — [persona] to be gorgeous *

esa tía está bomba — that girl is gorgeous *

• éxito bomba — * phenomenal success

pasarlo bomba — to have a whale of a time *, have a super time *

caer como una bomba: la noticia cayó como una bomba the news came as a bombshell; pasarlo bomba (Esp fam) to have a great time o a ball (colloq); ser una bomba — (RPl fam) to be gorgeous (colloq)

se pegó una bomba — he got plastered (colloq)

caer como una bomba: la noticia cayó como una bomba the news came as a bombshell; pasarlo bomba (Esp fam) to have a great time o a ball (colloq); ser una bomba — (RPl fam) to be gorgeous (colloq)

se pegó una bomba — he got plastered (colloq)

Ex: A spoken dialogue between the system and the trainee would proceed as follows: System 'Try to assemble the air compressor' Trainee: 'How?' System: 'Install pump, install pump brace, install pulley, install belt housing cover.

Ex: The network itself is assumed to be unreliable; any portion of the network could disappear at any moment (pick your favorite catastrophe -- these days backhoes cutting cables are more of a threat than bombs).

vom Blitz getroffen/erschlagen werden — to be struck by lightning

wie vom Blitz getroffen (fig) — thunderstruck

aus ihren Augen schossen or sprühten Blitze — her eyes flashed

einschlagen wie ein Blitz (fig) — to be a bombshell

die Nachricht schlug überall wie ein Blitz ein — the news came as a bombshell to everyone

wie ein Blitz aus heiterem Himmel (fig) — like a bolt from the blue

wie der Blitz (inf) — like lightning

laufen wie ein geölter Blitz (inf) —

die Antwort kam wie ein geölter Blitz (inf) — the answer came in a flash

[schnell] wie der Blitz — like lightning; as fast as lightning

wie ein geölter Blitz — (ugs.) like greased lightning

wie ein geölter Blitz — (ugs.) like greased lightning

huele a rayos — * it smells awful

sabe a rayos — * it tastes awful

¡a los demás que les parta un rayo! — and the rest of them can go to hell! *

¡rayos! — * dammit! *

¿qué rayos es eso? — * what in hell's name is that? *

un rayo de luz — a ray o beam (of light)

como un rayo — (fam) <salir/pasar> to go out/shoot by like greased lightning (colloq)

echar rayos y centellas — to fume (colloq)

que te/lo parta un rayo — (fam)

que te parta un rayo! — you can go to hell for all I care! (colloq)

ellos se van y a mí que me parta un rayo — they go off and don't give a damn about me! (colloq)

un rayo de luz — a ray o beam (of light)

como un rayo — (fam) <salir/pasar> to go out/shoot by like greased lightning (colloq)

echar rayos y centellas — to fume (colloq)

que te/lo parta un rayo — (fam)

que te parta un rayo! — you can go to hell for all I care! (colloq)

ellos se van y a mí que me parta un rayo — they go off and don't give a damn about me! (colloq)

Ex: The article is entitled 'Catch the lightning: keeping current with the Net'.

Ex: For one, the record is made by a moving beam of electrons rather than a moving pointer, for the reason that an electron beam can sweep across the picture very rapidly indeed.