Examples of using "L'éclair" in a sentence and their english translations:
Lightning-fast!
I ran as fast as lightning.
The lightning lit up the sky.
Lightning struck the tower.
After the lightning, came the thunder.
Lightning normally accompanies thunder.
The thunderbolt split the oak.
The flash of lightning precedes the sound of thunder.
The animals were scared by the thunder.
She screamed at the flash of lightning.
The girl was quick as a flash.
I ran like lightning.
Lightning is usually followed by thunder.
Everything happened at lightning speed.
Thunderbolt and lightning, very, very frightening me
Those jets were faster than lightning.
Lightning struck the tower.
The lightning lit up the sky.
I heard the thunder, but did not see the lightning.
Such an accurate, lightning-quick reply. What can I say?
It is because light travels faster than sound that we see lightning before we hear thunder.
- Suddenly the clouds snatch away both sky and even daylight from the eyes of the Trojans: black night lies upon the sea; the poles thunder, and the upper air flashes with repeated fires, and all things threaten immediate death for the men.
- Clouds the darkened heavens have drowned, / and snatched the daylight from the Trojans' eyes. / Black night broods on the waters; all around / from pole to pole the rattling peals resound / and frequent flashes light the lurid air. / All nature, big with instant ruin, frowned / destruction.