French-English translations for foudre

lightning
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I would like to stir things up by saying that if we limit ourselves to the facts, to the current state of affairs, one is much more likely to be struck by lightning than infected by BSE. Je voudrais verser dans la provocation et dire que si nous nous limitons aux données de fait, il est actuellement beaucoup plus probable d'être frappé par la foudre que d'être infecté par l'ESB. Although we did not see the lightning, we did hear the thunderThe lightning was hot enough to melt the sand
bolt
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The problems solution struck him like a bolt from the blue.The horse made a bolt.Bolt the vice to the bench

thunder
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Thunder is preceded by lightning.Off in the distance, he heard the thunder of hoofbeats, signalling a stampede.Shortly after I announced my pregnancy, he stole my thunder with his news of landing his dream job
thunderboltMr President, ladies and gentlemen, the subject is not a new one, and has not suddenly descended from the skies like a thunderbolt. Monsieur le Président, Mesdames et Messieurs les Députés, la question n'est pas nouvelle, elle ne nous tombe pas du ciel comme la foudre.