el
masculine
/reˈlampaɣo/
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Translation
lightning, flash of lightning
Word origin
From relampaguear ('to flash'), formed from the prefix re- and lámpara ('lamp'), ultimately from Latin lampas ('torch'), itself from Greek lampein ('to shine').
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- lampas
- English cognates
- lamp
Grammar
Gendermasculine
Pluralrelámpagos
Examples
iluminó .
A flash of lightning lit up the whole sky.
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After the lightning came the thunder.
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Did you see that huge flash of lightning?
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The children are afraid of the lightning.
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The car went by like a flash of lightning.
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