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Blitz

lightning

noun BLITS Rare
Animals & Nature Weather

Also means

flash

Usage Note

Blitz is masculine (der Blitz). Lightning accompanies Gewitter (thunderstorms); the idiom wie der Blitz means 'like lightning' (very fast), and Blitz aus heiterem Himmel (a bolt from the blue) describes a sudden shocking event. Blitzschutz (lightning protection) on buildings is regulated in Germany.

Examples

"Ein greller Blitz erleuchtete den Nachthimmel."

Natural Translation

A bright flash of lightning lit up the night sky.

Literal Translation

A glaring lightning lit up the night sky.

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