Som et lyn fra klar himmel
Regn|skur shower; vi fikk hele -en over oss we caught (el. had) the full force of the shower. -skyll heavy shower. -tid rainy season. -tung heavy with rain; ~ (idretts)bane soggy track. -vann rain water. -vannstønne water butt; barrel for collecting rainwater. -værsdag rainy day.
Torden|brak crash (el.clap) of thunder, thunderclap. -røst thunderous voice; med ~ in a voice of thunder. -skrall thunderclap, crashing thunder (fx the c. t. rent their ears). -sky thundercloud. -tale thundering speech. -vær thundery weather; et ~ a thunderstorm; et ~ brøt løs a thunderstorm broke.
Tåket foggy, misty; (fig) vague, dim, hazy, nebulous.
Lyn lightning; flash of lightning, lightning flash (fx a fearful l. f. tore the darkness); (fig) flash; som (et) ~ fra klar himmel like a bolt from the blue; som et olja ~ T like greased lightning; -et slo ned i huset the house was struck by lightning.
Skyet cloudy, overcast; delvis ~ partly cloudy.
T - talespråk, colloquial el. - eller, or
Source: Kirkeby, W. A. Norsk-Engelsk blå ordbok. Kunnskapsforlaget, 1992.
