thunder

thunder
1. noun
1) no pl., no indef. art. Donner, der

roll/crash of thunder — Donnerrollen, das/-schlag, der

2)

steal somebody's thunder — (fig.) jemandem die Schau stehlen (ugs.)

2. intransitive verb
donnern
* * *
1. noun
1) (the deep rumbling sound heard in the sky after a flash of lightning: a clap/peal of thunder; a thunderstorm.) der Donner
2) (a loud rumbling: the thunder of horses' hooves.) das Donnern
2. verb
1) (to sound, rumble etc: It thundered all night.) donnern
2) (to make a noise like thunder: The tanks thundered over the bridge.) donnern
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- thunderous
- thunderously
- thundery
- thunderbolt
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thun·der
[ˈθʌndəʳ, AM -ɚ]
I. n no pl
1. METEO Donner m
clap [or crash] [or peal] of \thunder Donnerschlag m
\thunder and lightning Blitz und Donner
rumble of \thunder Donnergrollen nt
2. (fig: loud sound) Getöse nt
I couldn't hear what he said over the \thunder of the waterfall das Getöse des Wasserfalls war so laut, dass ich ihn nicht verstehen konnte
3. (fig: aggressive voice) Donnerstimme f
he shouted at the burglar with a voice like \thunder er brüllte den Einbrecher mit Donnerstimme an
4. (fig: heavy criticism) Wettern nt fam
5. (fig: angry expression)
his face was like \thunder sein Gesicht war bitterböse
6.
to steal sb's \thunder jdm die Schau stehlen
II. vi
1. (make rumbling noise) donnern
to \thunder along [or by] [or past] vorbeidonnern
2. (declaim) schreien
to \thunder about sth sich akk lautstark über etw akk äußern
the newspaper was \thundering about the rise in violent crime die Zeitung wetterte gegen die steigende Anzahl von Gewaltverbrechen
to \thunder against sth gegen etw akk wettern fam
III. vt
to \thunder sth etw brüllen
“I never want to see you again” he \thundered „ ich will dich niemals wiedersehen“, donnerte er
to \thunder sth at sb jdm etw akk entgegenschleudern fig
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['ɵʌndə(r)]
1. n
1) Donner m

a long roll of thunder — ein langer rollender Donner, ein langes Donnergrollen

there is thunder in the air — es liegt ein Gewitter nt in der Luft

2) (fig of applause) Sturm m; (of cannons) Donnern nt, Dröhnen nt; (of waves) Tosen nt

a thunder of applause — ein Beifallssturm m

See:
steal
2. vi (lit, fig)
donnern; (guns, hooves also) dröhnen; (applause also) brausen; (waves, sea) tosen, brausen

the horses came thundering up to the gate — die Pferde kamen aufs Tor zugeprescht

the senator thundered against them — der Senator wetterte gegen sie

3. vt
(= shout) brüllen, donnern, mit Donnerstimme brüllen
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thunder [ˈθʌndə(r)]
A s
1. Donner m:
there is thunder in the air es liegt ein Gewitter in der Luft;
there is thunder and lightning es donnert und blitzt;
steal sb’s thunder fig
a) jemandem den Wind aus den Segeln nehmen,
b) jemandem die Schau stehlen;
with a face like (oder [as] black as) thunder mit zornrotem Gesicht;
what in thunder …? obs was zum Donnerwetter …?
2. fig Donnern n:
a thunder of applause donnernder Beifall, ein Beifallssturm m
3. fig
a) Donnerwetter n umg
b) Drohung f
B v/i
1. unpers donnern:
it’s thundering
2. fig donnern (Geschütz, Zug etc)
C v/t auch thunder out etwas donnern
* * *
1. noun
1) no pl., no indef. art. Donner, der

roll/crash of thunder — Donnerrollen, das/-schlag, der

2)

steal somebody's thunder — (fig.) jemandem die Schau stehlen (ugs.)

2. intransitive verb
donnern
* * *
n.
Donner m. v.
donnern v.

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