lightning

• Natürliche elektrische Entladung von sehr kurzer Dauer und hoher Spannung zwischen einer Wolke und der Erde oder innerhalb einer Wolke, die von einem hellen Blitz und meist von Donner begleitet wird.

A natural electrical discharge of very short duration and high voltage between a cloud and the ground or within a cloud, accompanied by a bright flash and typically thunder.

unzählbar

1. Natural electrical dischargeA2formal

   A sudden, powerful electrical discharge in the atmosphere, usually accompanied by thunder.

   Blitz

   • The lightning struck the old oak tree in the field.
   • We saw a flash of lightning in the distance.
   • During the storm, lightning lit up the entire sky.

   Synonymeboltflashstreakthunderbolt

2. Metaphorical speedB1informal

   Used to describe something extremely fast or sudden.

   Blitzgeschwindigkeit

   • The runner moved like lightning across the track.
   • The news spread like lightning through the town.
   • His reaction was as quick as lightning.

   Synonymeboltflashstreakthunderbolt