Sentence examples of "Blitzen" in German with translation "lightning"

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Translations: all16 lightning12 flash3 twinkle1
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?
Blitze sind ein elektrisches Phänomen. Lightning is an electrical phenomenon.
Der Blitz kommt vor dem Donner. Lightning precedes thunder.
Nach dem Blitz kam der Donner. After the lightning, came the thunder.
Der Blitz ist in diesem Turm eingeschlagen. Lightning hit that tower.
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.
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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