Translations for „thunderbolt“ in the English » German Dictionary

ˈthun·der·bolt N

1. thunderbolt (lightning):

thunderbolt

Blitzschlag m

the news came like a thunderbolt

die Nachricht schlug wie eine Bombe ein

2. thunderbolt SPORTS fig (powerful shot):

thunderbolt

Bombe f sl

the new striker settled the match with a thunderbolt from twenty yards

der neue Stürmer entschied das Spiel mit einer Bombe aus einer Entfernung von 18 Metern

Phrases:

to drop a thunderbolt on sb

jdm einen Schock versetzen

Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to drop a thunderbolt on sb

jdm einen Schock versetzen

the news came like a thunderbolt

die Nachricht schlug wie eine Bombe ein

the new striker settled the match with a thunderbolt from twenty yards

der neue Stürmer entschied das Spiel mit einer Bombe aus einer Entfernung von 18 Metern

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Each divine being is assigned special shapes, colors, and/or identifying objects, such as lotus, conch-shell, thunderbolt, and begging bowl.

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When these bounced back upon him under the force of the thunderbolt, blood gushed out on the mountain.

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Reportedly, that cherry tree was struck by a thunderbolt, which enabled the villagers to reach the buried gate through the now-hollow trunk.

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Thunderbolt saves him again, this time from a giant ant-eater, and saves the giant spiders from it as well.

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Thunderbolts are the result of a thicker and more violent air flow.

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