foudre — meaning in English

English meaning

• lightning adj Extremely fast, as if moving at the speed of an electrical flash in the sky.
• thunder noun The deep rumbling or cracking sound that follows a lightning bolt, caused by rapidly heated air expanding.

Senses

foudre is used for these senses in English:

• foeder A very large wooden vat in which beer is lagered.
• 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 A discharge of this kind.
• thunder The loud rumbling, cracking, or crashing sound caused by expansion of rapidly heated air around a lightning bolt.

lightning — full definition

1. adj Extremely fast, as if moving at the speed of an electrical flash in the sky.
2. verb To produce flashes of lightning during a storm.

thunder — full definition

1. noun The deep rumbling or cracking sound that follows a lightning bolt, caused by rapidly heated air expanding.
2. verb To make a loud rumbling sound, or to move, speak, or act with a force resembling thunder.

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