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lightning noun

  /ˈlaɪt.nɪŋ/ , [ˈlɐɪ̯ʔ.nɪŋ] , [ˈlʌɪ̯ʔ.nɪŋ]
  • A discharge of this kind.
 raio, corisco
  • A flash of light produced by short-duration, high-voltage discharge of electricity within a cloud, between clouds, or between a cloud and the earth.
 relâmpago, raio

lightning adjective

  /ˈlaɪt.nɪŋ/ , [ˈlɐɪ̯ʔ.nɪŋ] , [ˈlʌɪ̯ʔ.nɪŋ]
  • Extremely fast or sudden; moving (as if) at the speed of lightning.
 veloz

lightning verb

  /ˈlaɪt.nɪŋ/ , [ˈlɐɪ̯ʔ.nɪŋ] , [ˈlʌɪ̯ʔ.nɪŋ]
  • (impersonal, childish, or, nonstandard, intransitive) To produce lightning.
 relampear, relampejar
lightning rod
para-raios, pára-raios
ball lightning
raio globular
lightning never strikes twice in the same place
um raio nunca cai duas vezes no mesmo lugar
lightning bolt
corisco
lightning fast
bomba
lightning strike
corisco
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