forked lightning in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for forked lightning in the English»Italian Dictionary

forked lightning [Brit ˌfɔːkt ˈlʌɪtnɪŋ, Am fɔrkt ˈlaɪtnɪŋ] N U

forked lightning

= fulmine biforcato o a zigzag

Translations for forked lightning in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.fork [Brit fɔːk, Am fɔrk] N

1. fork (for eating):

fork

forchetta f

2. fork (tool):

fork

forca f

fork

forcone m

3. fork (division):

fork (in tree)

ramo m biforcuto

fork (in tree)

forcella f

fork (in river, railway)

biforcazione f

fork (in road)

biforcazione f

fork (in road)

bivio m

fork (on bicycle)

forcella f

to come to a fork in the road

arrivare a un bivio

4. fork (in chess):

fork

forchetta f

II.fork [Brit fɔːk, Am fɔrk] VB trans

1. fork (lift with fork):

fork hay

inforcare

fork manure, earth

smuovere con la forca

2. fork (in chess):

fork opponent, chesspiece

fare forchetta a

III.also fork off VB intr

also fork off road, river, railway line:

biforcarsi

also fork off driver:

deviare, girare, svoltare

you fork to the left

svolta a sinistra

I.forked [Brit fɔːkt, Am fɔrkt] VB pp

forked → fork II, III

II.forked [Brit fɔːkt, Am fɔrkt] ADJ

forked twig, branch, tongue:

forked

biforcuto

III.forked [Brit fɔːkt, Am fɔrkt]

to speak with forked tongue

avere la lingua biforcuta

I.lightning [Brit ˈlʌɪtnɪŋ, Am ˈlaɪtnɪŋ] N

1. lightning U (in sky):

lightning

lampo m

lightning

bagliore m

a flash or stroke of lightning

un lampo

2. lightning (striking sth):

lightning

fulmine m

struck by lightning

colpito da un fulmine

lightning struck the tree

il fulmine è caduto su un albero

II.lightning [Brit ˈlʌɪtnɪŋ, Am ˈlaɪtnɪŋ] ADJ

lightning raid, visit:

lightning

lampo

III.lightning [Brit ˈlʌɪtnɪŋ, Am ˈlaɪtnɪŋ]

as fast or quick as lightning

veloce come un fulmine

lightning never strikes twice (in the same place)

la storia non si ripete

like a flash of lightning

come un fulmine

like greased lightning or like a streak of lightning

come un lampo

forked lightning in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for forked lightning in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.fork [fɔ:rk] N

1. fork (cutlery):

fork

forchetta f

2. fork (tool):

fork

forca f

3. fork (in road):

fork

biforcazione f

4. fork pl on bicycle:

fork

forcella f

II.fork [fɔ:rk] VB trans

fork a pattern

disegnare con la forchetta

fork food

prendere con la forchetta

III.fork [fɔ:rk] VB intr

fork road:

fork

biforcarsi

forked ADJ

forked tongue, tail, branch

biforcuto, -a

forked road

che si biforca

lightning [ˈlaɪt·nɪŋ] N

lightning

lampo m

a bolt of lightning

un lampo

thunder and lightning

tuoni e fulmuni

quick as lightning

come un fulmine

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

In the middle of a dramatic sunset, a huge storm came over the horizon, with forked lightning.

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We stand on the deck while the sky above alternates from total black to a network of forked lightning as bright as day.

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His symbol is a forked lightning bolt descending from a cloud that partly obscures the sun.

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