Usage examples of "Blitze" in German with translation to English

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Blitze sind ein elektrisches Phänomen. Lightning is an electrical phenomenon.
Der Blitz kommt vor dem Donner. Lightning precedes thunder.
Darf man mit Blitz fotografieren? Is it allowed to take pictures with flash?
Sieht der Autofahrer nur grob die blühende Wiese, dann bemerkt der Stadtradler die unterschiedlichen Farben und Gerüche der Blüten, den Duft frisch gemähten Rasens, das Rauschen der Kastanienblätter, das Blitzen der Sonnenstrahlen zwischen den frühlingsgrün strahlenden Bäumen. While the car driver obtains an approximate view of a blooming meadow the city cyclist notices the different colors and scents of the blossoms, the smell of freshly mown grass, the swoosh of leaves of a chestnut tree, the sunlight twinkling through trees shimmering green in springtime.
Nach dem Blitz kam der Donner. After the lightning, came the thunder.
Die Bombe explodierte mit einem blendenden Blitz. The bomb exploded with a blinding flash.
Der Blitz ist in diesem Turm eingeschlagen. Lightning hit that tower.
Der Blitz geht dem Schall des Donners voraus. The flash of lightning precedes the sound of thunder.
Der Blitz schlug in den Turm ein. Lightning struck the tower.
Ich rannte so schnell wie der Blitz. I ran as fast as lightning.
Das Haus wurde gestern vom Blitz getroffen. The house was struck by lightning yesterday.
Jene Düsenflugzeuge waren schneller als der Blitz. Those jets were faster than lightning.
Ich bin im Krankenhaus. Ich wurde vom Blitz getroffen. I'm at the hospital. I got struck by lightning.
Ich sah, wie das Haus vom Blitz getroffen wurde. I saw the house struck by lightning.
Wann kommen wir drei uns wieder entgegen, in Donner, in Blitzen oder in Regen? When should the three of us meet again? In thunder, lightning, or in rain?
Der Unterschied zwischen einem "richtigen Wort" und einem "fast richtigen Wort" ist wie der Unterschied zwischen einem Blitz und einem Leuchtkäfer. The difference between the right word and almost the right word is the difference between lightning and the lightning bug.
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