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foudre

lightning, thunderbolt

noun FOO-druh Less Common
Animals & Nature Weather

Origin: Latin fulgur

Usage Note

Foudre is grammatically feminine in the meteorological sense (la foudre frappe). The phrase coup de foudre famously means 'love at first sight' as well as a literal lightning strike. Frappé par la foudre means struck by lightning.

Examples

"La foudre a frappé le vieux chêne."

Natural Translation

Lightning struck the old oak tree.

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