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1 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.) strela* * *[láitniŋ]nounblisk, strelafiguratively like (greased) lightning — kot blisk -
2 streak
[stri:k] 1. noun1) (a long, irregular mark or stripe: There was a streak of blood on her cheek; a streak of lightning.) proga2) (a trace of some quality in a person's character etc: She has a streak of selfishness.) nadih2. verb1) (to mark with streaks: Her dark hair was streaked with grey; The child's face was streaked with tears.) zaznamovati s progami2) (to move very fast: The runner streaked round the racetrack.) drveti•- streaky* * *I [stri:k]nounproga, črta; (svetlobna) črta ali proga; žila (v lesu); nit (druge barve); chemistry gostina (v steklu); figuratively nadih, mrvica, malcelike a streak of lightning — kot blisk, bliskovitothe silver streak figuratively Rokavski prelivII [stri:k]transitive verbobeležiti s progami, narediti proge ali črte; intransitive verb dobiti črte (proge); figuratively hiteti, drveti kot blisk, šiniti, švigniti -
3 thunder
1. noun1) (the deep rumbling sound heard in the sky after a flash of lightning: a clap/peal of thunder; a thunderstorm.) grmenje2) (a loud rumbling: the thunder of horses' hooves.) bobnenje2. verb1) (to sound, rumble etc: It thundered all night.) grmeti2) (to make a noise like thunder: The tanks thundered over the bridge.) bobneti•- thunderous
- thunderously
- thundery
- thunderbolt* * *I [mʌndə]noungrom, grmenje, tresk; obsolete neurje, blisk; figuratively grmenje, hrup; plural gromovit, ognjevit govorin thunder! colloquially gromska strela!blood and thunder — colloquially ki vzbuja živo zanimanje (interes), senzacionalena clap of thunder — grom, treskto steal s.o.'s thunders figuratively izkoristiti orožje (ali prednosti) kake osebe, odvzeti komu adute iz rok, posnemati postopek ali način izdelave kake osebeII [mʌndə]intransitive verb & transitive verbgrmeti (tudi figuratively) bučati, besnetito thunder out an excommunication ecclesiastic slovesno prekleti koga, izreči anatemo -
4 grease
[ɡri:s] 1. noun1) (soft, thick, animal fat.) mast2) (any thick, oily substance: She put grease on the squeaking hinge.) maščoba2. verb(to put grease on, over or in: The mechanic greased the car's axle.) namazati z maščobo- greasy- greasiness* * *I [gri:s]nounloj, mast, maža, mazilo, maščoba; veterinary žuljnata oteklina na konjski nogia grease spot — podlež; poprečnežin grease, in prime ( —ali pride) of grease — zrel za odstrel (jelen); zrel za zakolII [gri:z]transitive verbmazati, z maščobo umazati, podmazati; figuratively podkupiti; okužiti (konja) z oteklino na nogito grease the wheels figuratively odstraniti težavelike greased lightning — bliskovito, ko bi trenil
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