relampagos


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relámpago
nm. lightning, flash ir streak of light in the sky caused by the discharge of an electric spark in a thundercloud; flash

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relâmpago
adj. bolt; flash, lightning
 
relâmpago (m)
n. bolt; flash, lightning

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relámpago
(n.) = lightning ; hit-and-run ; bolt of lightning ; thunderbolt.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Catch the lightning: keeping current with the Net'.
Ex: The recent efforts by Congress to restrict invasions of privacy has many of the hallmarks of the typical Washington hit-and-run approach to legislation.
Ex: When they left it was tipping it down with rain, with bolts of lightning all around them, but on Sunday they woke up to glorious sunshine.
Ex: As a result of this rash act, Odysseus' ship was destroyed by a thunderbolt, and only Odysseus himself survived.
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* ataque relámpago = hit-and-run attack.
* como un relámpago = like greased lightning.
* gira relámpago = whistle-stop [whistlestop].
* ir como un relámpago = go like + the clappers.
* tan rápido como un relámpago = as quick as a wink.
* visita relámpago = whistle-stop [whistlestop].