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greased lightning ['gri:st-]∎ familiar like greased lightning à tout berzingue, à fond la caisseUn panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > greased lightning
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[ɡri:s] 1. noun1) (soft, thick, animal fat.) graisse2) (any thick, oily substance: She put grease on the squeaking hinge.) graisse2. verb(to put grease on, over or in: The mechanic greased the car's axle.) graisser- greasy- greasiness -
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A n2 ( striking sth) foudre f ; struck by lightning frappé par la foudre ; lightning struck the tree la foudre est tombée sur l'arbre.as fast ou quick as lightning en un rien de temps ; lightning never strikes twice (in the same place) l'histoire ne se répète pas ; like a flash of lightning en un rien de temps ; like greased lightning ou like a streak of lightning en quatrième vitesse. -
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lightning ['laɪtnɪŋ]1 noun(UNCOUNT) éclairs mpl, foudre f;∎ lightning frightens me les éclairs me font peur;∎ a flash of lightning un éclair;∎ to be struck by lightning être frappé par la foudre ou foudroyé;∎ familiar as quick as lightning, with lightning speed, like greased lightning rapide comme l'éclair□ ;∎ proverb lightning never strikes twice in the same place la foudre ne frappe jamais deux fois au même endroit(raid, visit) éclair (inv)►► lightning arrester parafoudre m (de surtension);American lightning bug luciole f;British lightning chess échecs mpl rapides;lightning conductor, lightning rod paratonnerre m;lightning strike grève f surprise (inv)
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