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1 lightning
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. -
2 lightning
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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lightning never strikes (in the same place) twice — idiom (saying) an unusual or unpleasant event is not likely to happen in the same place or to the same people twice Main entry: ↑lightningidiom … Useful english dictionary
lightning never strikes the same place twice — lightning never strikes (the same place) twice used to say that a very unusual event is not likely to happen again to the same person or in the same place • • • Main Entry: ↑lightning lightning never strikes (the same place) twice see ↑lightning … Useful english dictionary
lightning never strikes the same place twice — 1857 P. H. MYERS Prisoner of Border xii. They did not hit me at all... Lightning never strikes twice in the same place, nor cannon balls either, I presume. 1942 P. WILDE Tinsley’s Bones x. The Witness: They say that lightning never strikes twice… … Proverbs new dictionary
lightning never strikes twice — lightning never strikes (the same place) twice used to say that a very unusual event is not likely to happen again to the same person or in the same place • • • Main Entry: ↑lightning lightning never strikes (the same place) twice see ↑lightning … Useful english dictionary
lightning never strikes twice in the same place — The same accident does not happen twice; the same person does not have the same luck again. A proverb. * /Billy won a pony in the contest last year, but lightning never strikes twice in the same place./ … Dictionary of American idioms
lightning never strikes twice in the same place — The same accident does not happen twice; the same person does not have the same luck again. A proverb. * /Billy won a pony in the contest last year, but lightning never strikes twice in the same place./ … Dictionary of American idioms
lightning never strikes twice (in the same place) — phrase used for saying that something bad or unusual is not likely to happen again in the same place or to the same person Thesaurus: not likely to happensynonym general words meaning to happensynonym Main entry: lightning … Useful english dictionary
lightning\ never\ strikes\ twice\ in\ the\ same\ place — proverb the same accident does not happen twice; the same person does not have the same luck again. Billy won a pony in the contest last year, but lightning never strikes twice in the same place … Словарь американских идиом
lightning never strikes twice in the same place — proverb an unusual situation or event is unlikely to happen again in exactly the same circumstances or to the same person … Useful english dictionary
in the same place — See: LIGHTNING NEVER STRIKES TWICE IN THE SAME PLACE … Dictionary of American idioms
in the same place — See: LIGHTNING NEVER STRIKES TWICE IN THE SAME PLACE … Dictionary of American idioms