thunder

I ['θʌndə(r)]

nome

1) meteor. tuono m.

a clap o peal of thunder — un tuono

2) (noise) (of hooves) fragore m.; (of traffic, cannons) rombo m.; (of applause) scroscio m.

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to steal sb.'s thunder — battere qcn. sul tempo

with a face like thunder o with a face as black as thunder — scuro in volto

II 1. ['θʌndə(r)]

verbo transitivo (shout) (anche thunder out) tuonare [command, order]

2.

verbo intransitivo

1) (roar) [person] tuonare; [cannon] rombare; [hooves] fare un rumore fragoroso (on su)

2) (rush)

to thunder along o past — sfrecciare rombando

3.

verbo impersonale tuonare

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1. noun

1) (the deep rumbling sound heard in the sky after a flash of lightning: a clap/peal of thunder; a thunderstorm.) tuono

2) (a loud rumbling: the thunder of horses' hooves.) strepito

2. verb

1) (to sound, rumble etc: It thundered all night.) tuonare

2) (to make a noise like thunder: The tanks thundered over the bridge.) tuonare

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- thundering

- thunderous
- thunderously
- thundery
- thunderbolt

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I ['θʌndə(r)]

nome

1) meteor. tuono m.

a clap o peal of thunder — un tuono

2) (noise) (of hooves) fragore m.; (of traffic, cannons) rombo m.; (of applause) scroscio m.

••

to steal sb.'s thunder — battere qcn. sul tempo

with a face like thunder o with a face as black as thunder — scuro in volto

II 1. ['θʌndə(r)]

verbo transitivo (shout) (anche thunder out) tuonare [command, order]

2.

verbo intransitivo

1) (roar) [person] tuonare; [cannon] rombare; [hooves] fare un rumore fragoroso (on su)

2) (rush)

to thunder along o past — sfrecciare rombando

3.

verbo impersonale tuonare