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thunder ['θʌndə(r)]1 noun(a) Meteorology tonnerre m;∎ clap of thunder coup m de tonnerre;∎ there was a lot of thunder last night il a beaucoup tonné la nuit dernière;∎ there's thunder in the air le temps est à l'orage;∎ to be as black as thunder (angry) être dans une colère noire;∎ his voice was like thunder il avait une voix de tonnerre∎ we could hear the thunder of the waves crashing on the rocks below on entendait le fracas des vagues qui s'écrasaient sur les rochers en contre-bas∎ by thunder! tonnerre!(a) Meteorology tonner;∎ it's thundering il tonne, ça tonne∎ a train thundered past le train est passé dans un grondement de tonnerre∎ to thunder at sb/against sth tonner contre qn/contre qch(order, threat) lancer d'une voix tonitruante ou tonnante;∎ "damn them!", he thundered "qu'ils aillent au diable!", tonna-t-il;∎ the audience thundered their delight (applauded) le public manifesta son plaisir par un tonnerre d'applaudissements►► Theatre thunder sheet = plaque de métal servant à imiter le bruit du tonnerre(order) lancer d'une voix tonitruante
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