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1 thunder
s.1 truenos.2 trueno, explosión, tronido.3 estruendo.v.1 tronar, producir un ruido ensordecedor, retumbar.2 resollar de furia.3 decir a gritos.4 vociferar.vi.1 tronar (during storm); retumbar (guns, waves)2 tronar, vociferar (speaker)(pt & pp thundered) -
2 lightning
(a flash of electricity between clouds or from a cloud to earth during a storm, usually followed by thunder: The house was struck by lightning.) rayo, relámpagolightning n relámpagos / rayostr['laɪtənɪŋ]1 rayo (flash only) relámpago\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLlightning conductor pararrayos nombre masculinolightning strike huelga relámpagolightning visit visita nombre femenino relámpagolightning ['laɪtnɪŋ] n: relámpago m, rayo madj.• relampagueante adj.n.• rayo s.m.• relampagueo s.m.• relámpago s.m.
I 'laɪtnɪŋmass nouna bolt o flash of lightning — un relámpago
he was struck by lightning — le cayó or lo alcanzó un rayo
as quick as lightning — como un rayo
like greased lightning — como un relámpago
lightning never strikes twice (in the same place) — tales cosas sólo pasan una vez; (before n)
lightning conductor o rod — pararrayos m
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adjective <attack/raid/strike> relámpago adj inv['laɪtnɪŋ]1.N (=flash) relámpago m ; (=stroke) rayo m2.CPDlightning attack N — ataque m relámpago
lightning bug N — (US) (=firefly) luciérnaga f
lightning conductor, lightning rod (US) N — pararrayos m inv
lightning strike N — huelga f relámpago
lightning visit N — visita f relámpago
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I ['laɪtnɪŋ]mass nouna bolt o flash of lightning — un relámpago
he was struck by lightning — le cayó or lo alcanzó un rayo
as quick as lightning — como un rayo
like greased lightning — como un relámpago
lightning never strikes twice (in the same place) — tales cosas sólo pasan una vez; (before n)
lightning conductor o rod — pararrayos m
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adjective <attack/raid/strike> relámpago adj inv
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