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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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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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(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.) éclair, foudre -
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Glossaire des termes pour l'organisation d'événements > lightning
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1)[o.] foudre; éclairs2) arg., Stups. éclair [amphétamine]English-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > lightning
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parafoudre m, paratonnerre mDictionary of Engineering, architecture and construction > lightning arrester
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I IIDictionary of Engineering, architecture and construction > lightning conductor
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parafoudre m, paratonnerre m, tige de paratonnerre fDictionary of Engineering, architecture and construction > lightning rod
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Trav. grève éclair (ou grève surprise)English-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > lightning strike
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English-French architecture and construction dictionary > lightning arrester
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lightning — ► NOUN 1) the occurrence of a high voltage electrical discharge between a cloud and the ground or within a cloud, accompanied by a bright flash. 2) (before another noun ) very quick: lightning speed. ORIGIN from LIGHTEN(Cf. ↑lighten) … English terms dictionary
lightning — [līt′niŋ] n. [ME lightninge < lightnen, to LIGHTEN1] 1. a flash of light in the sky caused by the discharge of atmospheric electricity from one cloud to another or between a cloud and the earth 2. such a discharge of electricity vi. to give… … English World dictionary
Lightning — Light ning (l[imac]t n[i^]ng), vb. n. Lightening. [R.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Lightning — This article is about the atmospheric electrical phenomenon. For other uses, see Lightning (disambiguation). See also: Lightning strike Lightning striking Atlanta, United States Lightning is an atmospheric electrostatic discharge (spar … Wikipedia
Lightning — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Sur les autres projets Wikimedia : « Lightning », sur le Wiktionnaire (dictionnaire universel) Lightning signifie « éclair » en… … Wikipédia en Français