Thunderbolt Meaning in English

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التعريف

A flash of lightning with a loud sound of thunder, or something very sudden and surprising.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

Used for both literal storms and metaphors for surprises or shocks ('a thunderbolt from the blue'). Common in stories and dramatic speeches. Not used in daily weather reports; 'lightning' is more usual.

• Spanish: rayo - relámpago (trueno)
• Portuguese (BR): raio - raio (acompanhado de trovão)
• Portuguese (PT): raio - raio (com trovão)
• Chinese (Simplified): 雷电 - 霹雳
• Chinese (Traditional): 雷電 - 霹靂
• Hindi: बिजली का कड़कता हुआ झटका
• Arabic: صاعقة
• Bengali: বজ্রপাত - আকস্মিক ঘটনা
• Russian: громовая молния - удар судьбы
• Japanese: 稲妻 - 落雷
• Vietnamese: sét đánh - tin sét đánh (ẩn dụ)
• Korean: 번개 - 충격적인 소식
• Turkish: yıldırım - ani şok
• Urdu: آسمانی بجلی - غیر متوقع صدمہ
• Indonesian: petir - kejutan besar

جمل نموذجية

A thunderbolt struck the tree during the storm.

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The news was like a thunderbolt to everyone.

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He drew a picture of a thunderbolt for his science class.

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When she quit, it was a real thunderbolt for the whole team.

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The announcement hit him like a thunderbolt out of the blue.

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The hero threw a magical thunderbolt to defeat the monster.

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