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to be struck by lightning
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English
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foudroyer [fudʀwaje] VB trans
1. foudroyer (frapper) orage:
foudroyer arbre
to strike down
il est mort foudroyé
he was struck dead by lightning
elle le foudroya du regard
she looked daggers at him inf
2. foudroyer (abattre):
foudroyer maladie:
to strike down
foudroyer nouvelle, malheur:
to cut [sb] to the quick
English
English
French
French
to quell sb with a look
foudroyer qn du regard
to look scathingly at sb
foudroyer qn du regard
to strike sb dead lightning, God:
foudroyer qn
French
French
English
English
foudroyer [fudʀwaje] VB trans
1. foudroyer (frapper par la foudre):
être foudroyé
to be struck by lightning
2. foudroyer (électrocuter):
être foudroyé
to be electrocuted
3. foudroyer (tuer):
foudroyer
to strike down
la maladie l'a foudroyé
illness struck him down
4. foudroyer (abattre, rendre stupéfait):
foudroyer qn malheur
to devastate sb
foudroyer qn surprise
to knock sb flat
English
English
French
French
to wither sb (with a look)
foudroyer qn du regard
to look daggers at sb
foudroyer du regard
French
French
English
English
foudroyer [fudʀwaje] VB trans
1. foudroyer (frapper par la foudre):
être foudroyé
to be struck by lightning
2. foudroyer (électrocuter):
être foudroyé
to be electrocuted
3. foudroyer (tuer):
foudroyer
to strike down
la maladie l'a foudroyé
illness struck him down
4. foudroyer (abattre, rendre stupéfait):
foudroyer qn malheur
to devastate sb
foudroyer qn surprise
to knock sb flat
English
English
French
French
to wither sb (with a look)
foudroyer qn du regard
Présent
jefoudroie
tufoudroies
il/elle/onfoudroie
nousfoudroyons
vousfoudroyez
ils/ellesfoudroient
Imparfait
jefoudroyais
tufoudroyais
il/elle/onfoudroyait
nousfoudroyions
vousfoudroyiez
ils/ellesfoudroyaient
Passé simple
jefoudroyai
tufoudroyas
il/elle/onfoudroya
nousfoudroyâmes
vousfoudroyâtes
ils/ellesfoudroyèrent
Futur simple
jefoudroierai
tufoudroieras
il/elle/onfoudroiera
nousfoudroierons
vousfoudroierez
ils/ellesfoudroieront
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Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)
foudroyer qn malheur
to devastate sb
foudroyer qn surprise
to knock sb flat
Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)
Des études récentes ont démontré que du quartz choqué peut également se former dans des sédiments de surface lorsqu'ils sont foudroyés.
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Ameyuri croise ses épées et invoque un éclair pour foudroyer sa cible.
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À peine a-il exprimé cette résolution qu'il tombe foudroyé par la mitraille de la machine infernale que Fieschi a dirigée contre le roi.
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Cette construction domine tout ce qui l'entoure et semble menacer le ciel, qui souvent l'a foudroyée, notamment en 1628, 1680, 1770 et 1816.
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Il ne souhaite qu'une chose, c'est de pouvoir littéralement foudroyer du regard tous ceux qui s'en prennent à lui.
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