| Engels > Nederlands |
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| thunder |
| 1. donder |
| 2. donderen |
| Engels > Engels |
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| thunder |
| 1. n. The loud rumbling or cracking sound caused by expansion of rapidly heated air around a lightning bolt. |
| Thunder is preceded by lightning. |
| 2. n. A sound resembling thunder; especially, one produced by a jet airplane in flight. |
| 3. n. A deep, rumbling noise. |
| Off in the distance, he heard the thunder of hoofbeats, signalling a stampede. |
| 4. n. An alarming or startling threat or denunciation. |
| 5. n. (obsolete) The discharge of electricity; a thunderbolt. |
| 6. n. (figuratively) The spotlight. |
| Shortly after I announced my pregnancy, he stole my thunder with his news of landing his dream job. |
| 7. v. To produce thunder; to sound, rattle, or roar, as a discharge of atmospheric electricity; often used impersonally. |
| It thundered continuously. |
| 8. v. (intransitive) To make a noise like thunder. |
| The train thundered along the tracks. |
| 9. v. (intransitive) To talk with a loud, threatening voice. |
| 10. v. To say (something) with a loud, threatening voice. |
| "Get back to work at once!", he thundered. |
| 11. v. To produce something with incredible power |
| Nederlands > Engels |
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| donder |
| 1. n-m. thunder (sound produced by a thunderstorm) |
| 2. n-m. (informal) the head or body |
| 3. n-m. (informal) a thing (as in not a single thing) |
| Wat je nu doet haalt geen donder uit! - What you're doing right now isn't achieving a thing! |
| 4. v. imperative of donderen |
