♦ lightning

♦ lightning
♦ lightning /ˈlaɪtnɪŋ/
n. [u]
1 fulmine, fulmini; saetta, saette; baleno, baleni; folgore, folgori: to be struck by lightning, essere colpito da un fulmine; a flash of lightning, un fulmine; un baleno; una saetta; ball lightning, fulmine globulare; thunder and lightning, tuoni e fulmini
2 (slang USA) crack (droga)
3 (slang USA; anche white lightning) superalcolico scadente; robaccia; (anche) compresse di LSD
● lightning conductor (USA: lightning rod), parafulmine □ lightning strike, sciopero senza preavviso; sciopero a sorpresa □ a lightning visit, una visita lampo □ (slang USA) greased lightning, liquore forte; veicolo assai veloce: like greased lightning, come un fulmine; in un baleno □ like lightning, in un lampo; in un baleno; in un battibaleno □ summer (o heat) lightning, lampi d'estate (senza tuono) □ with lightning speed, con velocità fulminea; in un baleno: He ran away with lightning speed, è fuggito via in un baleno (o come un lampo).

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