Relámpago
Definition
(noun) Bright light produced by an electrical discharge during a storm
Examples
“Un relámpago iluminó el cielo justo antes de que empezara a llover fuerte.”
“Vi un relámpago sobre el puerto.”
I saw a lightning flash over the harbor.
“Marta contó los segundos entre cada relámpago.”
Marta counted the seconds between each flash of lightning.
“A las tres de la mañana, un relámpago me despertó en casa de mi tía.”
At three in the morning, a lightning flash woke me up at my aunt's place.
“Si sigue así, los relámpagos van a cortar la luz otra vez.”
If it keeps up like this, the lightning's going to knock out the power again.
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