éclair — meaning in English
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English meaning
- Blitzen name The eighth and last of Santa Claus's reindeer in traditional Christmas lore.
- bolt noun A metal fastener with a threaded shaft, used with a nut to hold things together.
- flash verb To shine briefly or repeatedly.
- lightning adj Extremely fast, as if moving at the speed of an electrical flash in the sky.
Senses
éclair is used for these senses in English:
- Blitzen The eighth and last reindeer of Santa Claus.
- bolt A lightning spark, i.e., a lightning bolt.
- flash A sudden, short, temporary burst of light.
- lightning A flash of light produced by short-duration, high-voltage discharge of electricity within a cloud, between clouds, or between a cloud and the earth.
- lightning fast (idiom) Extremely fast, fast as lightning.
- éclair A small, chocolate-covered, creme-filled pastry puff in a general oblong shape, typically larger than the miniature French version.
bolt — full definition
- noun A metal fastener with a threaded shaft, used with a nut to hold things together.
- noun A sliding bar used to lock a door.
- noun A flash of lightning.
- verb To run away suddenly, or move very fast.
- verb To fasten something with a bolt, or to lock a door with a bolt.