What does tonnerre in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word tonnerre in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use tonnerre in French.

The word tonnerre in French means thunder, storm of, thunderclap, thunderclap, sensational, terrific, give a big round of applause, give a big round of applause for, go like a dream, roll of thunder, rumble of thunder, to thunderous applause, to rapturous applause, thunderous applause, by thunder. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word tonnerre

thunder

nom masculin (détonation après un éclair)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Pendant l'orage j'ai entendu le tonnerre.
I heard thunder during the storm.

storm of

nom masculin (figuré (quantité bruyante de [qch]) (figurative)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La représentation s'est terminée sous un tonnerre d'applaudissements.

thunderclap

nom masculin (détonation d'éclair)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

thunderclap

nom masculin (figuré (information fracassante) (figurative)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

sensational, terrific

locution adjectivale (familier (excellent)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")

give a big round of applause, give a big round of applause for

locution verbale (applaudir bruyamment)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Je vous prie de faire un tonnerre d'applaudissements à notre invité d'honneur !

go like a dream

locution verbale (familier (fonctionner parfaitement bien)

roll of thunder, rumble of thunder

nom masculin (tonnerres successifs)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Un roulement de tonnerre précéda l'orage.

to thunderous applause, to rapturous applause

locution adverbiale (grand succès)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

thunderous applause

nom masculin (applaudissements bruyants)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

by thunder

interjection (familier, vieilli (juron) (anger: dated)

(interjection: Exclamation--for example, "Oh no!" "Wow!")
Sors de cette pièce, tonnerre de Brest ! « Tonnerre de Brest ! » s'exclama le Capitaine Haddock.

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