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| Blitz {m}; Gewitterblitz {m}; Blitzen {n} [meteo.] | bolt of lightning; lightning flash; lightning ![[listen]](/pics/s1.png "lightning"){kind=small} |
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| Blitze {pl}; Gewitterblitze {pl} | bolts of lightning; lightning flashes; lightnings | |
| greller Blitz | vivid flash of lightning | |
| ein Blitz aus heiterem Himmel | a bolt from the blue; a bolt out of the blue | |
| Blitz und Donner | thunder and lightning | |
| vom Blitz getroffen [übtr.] | thunderstruck | |
| wie ein geölter Blitz [ugs.] | like greased lightning; like a bat out of hell; like a streak [coll.] | |
| Es kam wie ein Blitz aus heiterem Himmel. | It was like a bolt from the blue. |