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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

  1. noun A metal fastener with a threaded shaft, used with a nut to hold things together.
  2. noun A sliding bar used to lock a door.
  3. noun A flash of lightning.
  4. verb To run away suddenly, or move very fast.
  5. verb To fasten something with a bolt, or to lock a door with a bolt.

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