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Donner

thunder

noun DON-ner Rare
Animals & Nature Weather

Usage Note

Donner is masculine (der Donner). Thunder follows lightning; the time gap between Blitz and Donner in seconds, divided by three, gives the approximate distance in kilometres. Thursday (Donnerstag, 'Thunder's day') is named after Donar, the Germanic god of thunder.

Examples

"Nach dem Blitz folgte ein lauter Donnerschlag."

Natural Translation

After the lightning came a loud thunderclap.

Literal Translation

After the lightning followed a loud thunder-clap.

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