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A n1 Meteorol tonnerre m ; a clap ou peal of thunder un coup de tonnerre ; there's thunder in the air il y a de l'orage dans l'air ;2 ( noise) ( of hooves) fracas m (of de) ; ( of traffic) grondement m (of de) ; (of cannons, applause) tonnerre m (of de).B vtr ( shout) ( also thunder out) hurler [command, order] ; ‘silence!,’ he thundered ‘silence!,’ dit-il d'une voix tonnante ; the crowd thundered their applause la foule a fait éclater un tonnerre d'applaudissements.C vi1 ( roar) [person, cannon] tonner ; [hooves] faire un bruit de tonnerre (on sur) ; to thunder at ou against sb/sth tempêter contre qn/qch ;2 ( rush) to thunder along ou past passer dans un vacarme assourdissant or un bruit de tonnerre ; he came thundering down the stairs il a descendu l'escalier dans un vacarme assourdissant.D v impers tonner.to steal sb's thunder couper l'herbe sous le pied de qn ; with a face like thunder, with a face as black as thunder l'air furieux. -
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thunder [ˈθʌndər]1. nountonner ; [hooves] retentir( = thunder out) "no!" he thundered « non ! » tonna-t-il* * *['θʌndə(r)] 1.1) Meteorology tonnerre ma clap ou peal of thunder — un coup de tonnerre
2) ( noise) ( of hooves) fracas m; ( of traffic) grondement m; (of cannons, applause) tonnerre m2. 3.1) ( roar) [person, cannon] tonner; [hooves] faire un bruit de tonnerre (on sur)2) ( rush)4.to thunder along ou past — passer dans un vacarme assourdissant
impersonal verb tonner••with a face like thunder ou as black as thunder — l'air furieux
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