What does foudroyant in French mean?
What is the meaning of the word foudroyant in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use foudroyant in French.
The word foudroyant in French means deadly, lethal, sudden, violent, strike, strike down, shoot down, devastate. To learn more, please see the details below.
Meaning of the word foudroyant
deadly, lethaladjectif (meurtrier, destructeur) (adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.") Il lui donna un poison foudroyant. He gave her a deadly poison. |
sudden, violentadjectif (soudain, brutal) (adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.") Il est décédé suite à un infarctus foudroyant. He died from sudden cardiac arrest. |
strikeverbe transitif (frapper par la foudre) (transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.") En montagne, la foudre foudroie les hommes et les animaux. In the mountains, lightning strikes humans and animals. |
strike down, shoot downverbe transitif (tuer d'un coup de feu) (phrasal verb, transitive, separable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, divisible--for example, "call off" [=cancel], "call the game off," "call off the game.") Il a été foudroyé par une rafale de mitraillette. He was shot down by a burst of machine gun fire. |
devastateverbe transitif (figuré (anéantir) (transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.") Le décès de son fils l'a foudroyé. The death of his son hit him hard. |
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