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1 coup de tonnerre
nmfaire l'effet d'un coup de tonnerre [nouvelle, annonce, décision] — to be a bolt from the blue
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2 tonnerre
tonnerre [tɔnεʀ]masculine noun* * *tɔnɛʀ
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nom masculin1) Météorologie thundercoup de tonnerre — lit clap of thunder; fig thunderbolt
2) (de canons, d'artillerie) thundering3) (colloq) ( haute qualité)
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exclamation blast!* * *tɔnɛʀ nm1) (= orage) thundercoup de tonnerre lit — clap of thunder, figthunderbolt, bolt from the blue
du tonnerre * — terrific
* * *A nm1 Météo thunder; un coup de tonnerre lit a clap of thunder; fig a thunderbolt; la nouvelle fut un coup de tonnerre dans un ciel bleu the news was a bolt from the blue; les roulements du tonnerre the rumbling of the thunder;2 (de canons, artillerie) thundering; voix de tonnerre thunderous voice; il est sorti dans or sous un tonnerre d'applaudissements he left to thunderous applause;3 ○( haute qualité) du tonnerre fabulous; ça marche du tonnerre [appareil, entreprise] it's going fantastically well.B excl blast!; mille tonnerres† blast (it)!; tonnerre de Brest† shiver my timbers†!; tonnerre de Dieu◑ hellfire![tɔnɛr] nom masculin1. [bruit de la foudre] thunderses révélations ont eu l'effet d'un coup de tonnerre dans l'assemblée the meeting was thunderstruck by her revelations————————[tɔnɛr] interjectiontonnerre de Brest!, mille tonnerres! hang ou damn it all!————————du tonnerre (de Dieu) (familier & vieilli) locution adjectivale————————du tonnerre (de Dieu) (familier & vieilli) locution adverbialetremendously ou terrifically well -
3 éclater
éclater [eklate]➭ TABLE 11. intransitive verba. ( = exploser) [pneu] to burst ; [verre] to shatter ; [parti, ville, services, structures familiales] to break upb. ( = commencer) [incendie, épidémie, guerre] to break out ; [orage, scandale, nouvelle] to breakc. ( = retentir) un coup de fusil a éclaté there was the crack of a rifled. ( = se manifester) [vérité] to shine out ; [mauvaise foi] to be blatant• il a éclaté ( = s'est mis en colère) he exploded with rage2. reflexive verb* * *eklateverbe intransitif1) ( exploser) [pneu, bulle, chaudière] to burst; [obus, pétard] to explode; [bouteille] to shatterfaire éclater — [personne] to burst [bulle, ballon]; to detonate [bombe, grenade]; to let off [pétard]
2) ( se rompre) [canalisation, abcès] to burst; [organe] to rupture3) ( retentir) [applaudissements, rire, fusillade] to break out; [coup de feu] to ring out4) ( être révélé) [scandale, nouvelle] to break; [vérité] to come out5) ( survenir) [guerre, grève, polémique] to break out; [orage] to break; [crise] to erupt6) ( être exprimé) [colère] to erupt7) ( se fragmenter) [coalition, royaume] to break up (en into); [parti] to split (en into)8) ( se mettre en colère) [personne] to lose one's temper* * *eklate vi1) [pneu] to burst, [bombe] to explode2) [guerre, épidémie] to break outLa Seconde Guerre mondiale a éclaté en 1939. — The Second World War broke out in 1939.
3) [groupe, parti] to break up4)* * *éclater verb table: aimerA vi1 ( exploser) [pneu, bulle, chaudière] to burst; [obus, pétard] to explode; [tuyau] to burst; [bouteille] to shatter; éclater en mille morceaux [bouteille, verre] to shatter into a thousand pieces; faire éclater [personne] to burst [bulle, ballon]; to detonate [bombe, grenade]; to let off [pétard];2 ( se rompre) [canalisation, veine, abcès] to burst; [organe] to rupture; faire éclater [gel] to burst [tuyau];3 ( retentir) [applaudissements, rire, fusillade] to break out; [coup de feu] to ring out; un coup de tonnerre a éclaté there was a sudden clap of thunder;4 ( être révélé) [scandale, affaire, nouvelle] to break; [vérité] to come out; [polémique] to break out; faire éclater qch au grand jour to bring sth to light; ce groupe a éclaté sur la scène internationale en 1974 the group burst onto the international scene in 1974;5 ( survenir) [guerre, dispute, grève, épidémie] to break out; [orage] to break; [crise] to erupt;6 ( être exprimé) [joie, bonheur] to manifest itself; [colère] to erupt; laisser éclater sa joie/son bonheur to give free rein to one's joy/one's happiness; laisser éclater sa colère/son ressentiment to give vent to one's anger/one's resentment;7 ( se fragmenter) [coalition, royaume] to break up; éclater en to break up into [provinces]; to split into [tendances]; faire éclater un parti to split a party;8 ( se mettre en colère) [personne] to lose one's temper, to blow up○; éclater en reproches contre qn to heap reproaches on sb; éclater de rire to burst out laughing; éclater en sanglots to burst into tears.[eklate] verbe intransitifj'ai l'impression que ma tête/mon cœur/ma poitrine va éclater I feel as if my head/heart/chest is going to burst3. [retentir]4. [se déclencher - guerre, scandale] to break out5. [apparaître] to stand out6. [de colère] to explode7. [être célèbre] to be an instant success————————s'éclater verbe pronominal intransitif(familier) to have a whale of a time ou a ball
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