lightning

1. (uncountable, usually)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.

   Although we did not see the lightning, we did hear the thunder.

   Blitz

   мо́лнияmólnija

   бли́скавкаblýskavka, перу́нperún

   abrupt electric discharge from cloud to cloud or from cloud to earth accompanied by the emission of light

2. (uncountable, usually)A discharge of this kind.

   The lightning was hot enough to melt the sand.

   That tree was hit by lightning.

   Entladung

   мо́лнияmólnija

3. (figuratively, uncountable, usually)Anything that moves very fast.

4. (archaic, slang, uncountable, usually)Gin.

1. The tree was struck by lightning.

   В дерево вдарила блискавка. — rmdas

   ruВ дерево ударила молния. — Hellerick

   deDer Baum ist vom Blitz getroffen worden. — Sudajaengi

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2. The tree in front of the library was struck by lightning.

   У дерево перед бібліотекало вдарила блискавка. — deniko

   ruВ дерево перед библиотекой ударила молния. — Selena777

   deIn den Baum vor der Bibliothek hat der Blitz eingeschlagen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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3. I'm at the hospital. I got struck by lightning.

   Я в лікарні. У мене влучила блискавка. — deniko

   ruЯ в больнице. В меня попала молния. — paul_lingvo

   deIch bin im Krankenhaus. Ich wurde vom Blitz getroffen. — MUIRIEL

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4. Tom was killed by lightning.

   Фому вбило блискавкою. — shanghainese

   ruТома убила молния. — kobylkin

   deTom wurde vom Blitz erschlagen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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5. Tom was hit by lightning.

   Тома вдарила блискавка. — deniko

   ruТома ударила молния. — marafon

   deTom wurde vom Blitz getroffen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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