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The car drove past me at lightning speed.
مرّت السيارة من أمامي بسرعة البَرْق.
My children scream when they see lightning.
يصرخ أطفالي عندما يرون البَرْق.
The lightning bolt knocked the tree over our house.
أوقعت ضربة البَرْق الشجرة فوق منزلنا.
These storms occasionally bring lightning & thunder.
عادة ما يصاحب هذه العواصف البَرْق والرعد.
Sometimes lightning does strike the same spot twice.
يضرب البَرْق أحياناً نفس الموقع مرتين.
lightning never strikes twice in the same place
الحظ لا يتكرر مرتين
I know you're scared to go back on a plane after that crash, but lightning never strikes twice in the same place.
at lightning speed
يمر كالبرق
Wow, that car just blew past me—it's moving like lightning!
capture lightning in a bottle
يلتقط البرق في زجاجة (أي يفعل المستحيل)
The playwright captured lightning in a bottle with his first play, taking the world by storm and thrusting him into the spotlight of fame.
Middle English: special use of lightening (verbal noun from lighten).
