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English to Spanish Dictionary

lightning Meaning in Spanish (lightning significado en español)

rayo
rayo in English:lightning
Phonetic:ˈraʝo
Plural: lightnings
Gender:Masculino
Quick Answer • Resumen

El significado de lightning en español es rayo. (Un destello repentino y breve de luz en el cielo causado por una descarga eléctrica entre nubes o entre una nube y el suelo.)

Concept Illustration
Lightning visual illustration - Meaning in Spanish (rayo)
Visual representation of "lightning"

Definitions of Lightning

  1. 1
    noun
    rayo

    A sudden, brief flash of light in the sky caused by an electrical discharge between clouds or between a cloud and the ground.

    Un destello repentino y breve de luz en el cielo causado por una descarga eléctrica entre nubes o entre una nube y el suelo.

Example Sentences

casual

“The lightning illuminated the dark sky for a moment.”

El rayo iluminó el cielo oscuro por un momento.

casual

“We saw a flash of lightning during the storm.”

Vimos un destello de rayo durante la tormenta.

Synonyms (Sinónimos)

In Spanish:

relámpagocentella

In English:

flashboltelectric discharge

Inflected Word Forms

nounlightning bolt
nounlightning rod

Phrases & Idiomatic Expressions

lightning speedcollocation

Extremely fast or quickly.

lightning never strikes the same place twiceidiom

An extremely unusual or unlikely event is not likely to happen again in the same circumstances.