English-German translation for "lightning"

"lightning" German translation

lightning
[ˈlaitniŋ]noun | Substantiv s

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Blitz
  • Blitzmasculine | Maskulinum m
    lightning
    lightning
examples
  • a flash of lightning
    ein Blitz(strahl)
    a flash of lightning
  • ball (or | oderod globular) lightning
    ball (or | oderod globular) lightning
  • chain (or | oderod forked) lightning
    chain (or | oderod forked) lightning
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a sheet of lightning
a sheet of lightning
like a streak of lightning
blitzschnell, wie der Blitz
like a streak of lightning
shaft of lightning
shaft of lightning
a flash of lightning lit up the sky
ein Blitz erhellte den Himmel
a flash of lightning lit up the sky
like greased lightning
blitzartig, wie ein geölter Blitz
like greased lightning
a flash of lightning
ein Blitz
a flash of lightning
usually | meistmeist meist lightning rod
Blitzableitermasculine | Maskulinum m
usually | meistmeist meist lightning rod
streak of lightning
streak of lightning
stroke of lightning
stroke of lightning
Er wurde blitzschnell damit fertig.
He finished it as quick as lightning.
Source: Tatoeba
Waffen bellen wie Blitz und Donner.
Guns barking like lightning and thunder.
Source: TED
Wie konnte das nur so blitzschnell vergangen sein?
How could this have gone by like lightning?
Source: TED
Jene Düsenflugzeuge waren schneller als der Blitz.
Those jets were faster than lightning.
Source: Tatoeba
Der Baum ist vom Blitz getroffen worden.
The tree was struck by lightning.
Source: Tatoeba
Und plötzlich trifft ihn die Antwort wie der Blitz.
And suddenly, like a bolt of lightning, the answer came to him.
Source: TED
Es waren Blitze oder Stromquellen.
They turned out to be lightning or sources of electrical power.
Source: TED
Der Blitz geht dem Schall des Donners voraus.
The flash of lightning precedes the sound of thunder.
Source: Tatoeba
Blitze sind ein elektrisches Phänomen.
Lightning is an electrical phenomenon.
Source: Tatoeba
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