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Concise Oxford Paravia Italian Dictionary © 2009 Pearson Paravia Bruno Mondadori spa e Oxford University Press:
lightning / ˈlaɪtnɪŋ/

n. uncountable (in sky) lampo m., bagliore m.;
(striking sth.) fulmine m.;
a flash o stroke of ~ un lampo;
struck by ~ colpito da un fulmine

agg. [raid, visit] lampo

locuzioni idiomatiche as quick as ~ veloce come un fulmine;
like greased ~, like a streak of ~ come un lampo.

'lightning' trovato anche in queste voci:

Inglese:

bolt - forked lightning - lightning conductor - lightning strike - shaft - sheet lightning - streak - strike

Italiano:

baleno - bruciante - cadere - colpire - folgore - fulminato - fulmine - fulmineo - lampeggiare - lampo - parafulmine - piombare - rapidità - saetta - scaricare

lightning	saetta	fulmine nm
lightning		illuminazione nf
lightning	(weather) di temporale	lampo nm
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Compound Forms/Forme composte
at lightning speed			alla velocità della luce
at lightning speed			veloce come un fulmine, veloce come una saetta
ball lightning	n	(ball-shaped lightning)	fulmine globulare nm
Il fulmine globulare è un fenomeno luminoso dell'atmosfera.
			sfera di luce nf
be hit by lightning	v	(be struck by electrical bolt)	venire colpito da un fulmine vi
bolt of lightning	n	(lightning flash, thunderbolt)	fulmine, lampo nm
Zeus is sometimes depicted holding a bolt of lightning.
Il fulmine squarciò il cielo.
			saetta nf
bolt of lightning	n	figurative (sb or sth moving very fast) figurato: rapido	fulmine, lampo nm
The winning horse shot out of the starting gate like a bolt of lightning.
Veloce come il lampo, l'attaccante scartò due difensori e depositò la palla in rete.
		figurato: rapido	saetta nf
chain-lightning			saetta nf
flash of lightning		lampo	fulmine nm
greased lightning	n	idiom (sth that moves extremely fast) figurato: veloce	fulmine, lampo nm
A cheetah can move like greased lightning for short distances.
Il ghepardo può correre veloce come un fulmine per brevi distanze.
		figurato: veloce	saetta nf
lightning bolt	n	(flash of lightning)	fulmine nm
A huge lightning bolt struck the church.
The lightning bolt flashed in the sky as the thunder roared above us.
La chiesa è stata colpita da un fulmine.
lightning bug			lucciola nf
lightning rod	n	literal (electricity conductor)	parafulmine nm
All buildings should have a lightning rod at their highest point.
lightning rod	n	figurative (sb who diverts responses)	calamita nf
			magnete nm
Sarah Palin is a lightning rod for controversy.
lightning speed			velocità lampo
like lightning	adv	(extremely fast)	come un fulmine, come la luce
thunder and lightning			tuoni e fulmini
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Forum discussions with the word(s) 'lightning' in the title:
Discussioni nei forum nel cui titolo è presente la parola 'lightning':

a lightning bolt through my head?
Capturing lightning in a bottle
crying lightning
fists of lightning
flashings of lightning
Lightning Bolt of Love
lightning bug
lightning doesn't strike twice
Lightning fast rapid scanning
lightning protection
lightning rod
lightning underneath her skirt
struck by lightning
There's lightning out there.
zachete! / zack! -- sound of lightning

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