The French word for lightning is
foudre

Plural
The plural of foudre is foudres.French Definition
lightning | |
1. n. Foudre. | |
That tree was hit by lightning. | |
2. n. Éclair. | |
3. n. (Figuré) Se dit de tout ce qui bouge très rapidement. | |
4. adj. Furtivement. | |
5. adj. Qui bouge à la vitesse de l'éclair. | |
6. v. Produire des éclairs. |
Translations for lightning and their definitions
éclair | ![]() | ||
1. n-m. lightning bolt | |||
2. n-m. flash | |||
3. n-m. sparkle | |||
4. n-m. éclair (pastry) | |||
éclair au chocolat - chocolate éclair | |||
5. adj. (postpositive, idiomatic) Very fast |
foudre | ![]() | ||
1. n-f. lightning | |||
2. n-m. (heraldry) thunderbolt | |||
3. n-m. foeder (large barrel used for aging beer or wine) |
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