thunderbolt (redirected from Thunderbolts)

thun·der·bolt  (thndr-blt)

n.

1. A discharge of lightning accompanied by thunder.

2. A flash of lightning conceived as a bolt or dart hurled from the heavens.

3.

a. One that acts with sudden and destructive fury.

b. A startling, forceful action: "Every political campaign manager saves a thunderbolt for the last week before Election Day" (Art Buchwald).

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thunderbolt [ˈθʌndəˌbəʊlt]

n

1. (Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) a flash of lightning accompanying thunder

2. the imagined agency of destruction produced by a flash of lightning

3. (Myth & Legend / Norse Myth & Legend) (in mythology) the destructive weapon wielded by several gods, esp the Greek god Zeus See also Thor

4. something very startling

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	thunderbolt - a discharge of lightning accompanied by thunder bolt, bolt of lightning lightning - abrupt electric discharge from cloud to cloud or from cloud to earth accompanied by the emission of light
	2.	thunderbolt - a shocking surprise; "news of the attack came like a bombshell" bombshell, thunderclap surprise - a sudden unexpected event

Translations

thunderbolt [ˈθʌndəbəʊlt] N → rayo m (fig) → rayo m, bomba f

thunderbolt [ˈθʌndə^rbəʊlt] n → éclair m

thunderbolt [ˈθʌndəˌbəʊlt] n → fulmine m