folgorare

Meaning

1. (transitive) to strike (down) (especially with lightning)
2. (transitive) to electrocute
3. (intransitive) to produce lightning
4. (figuratively, intransitive) to thunder (with words), to inveigh
5. (intransitive) to shine, to sparkle
6. (figuratively, intransitive, literary) to act quickly

Concepts

shine

light

brighten

lighten

glow

glance

gleam

Synonyms

brillare

risplendere

splendere

risplendere molto

illuminare

rifulgere

Translations

fulgurar

glänzen

strahlen

brillar

scheinen

resplandecer

foudroyer

électrocuter

fulminar

relumbrar

resplandecer mucho

briller

écarquiller les yeux

resplendir

relucir

Hyphenated as

fol‧go‧rà‧re

Pronounced as (IPA)

/fol.ɡoˈra.re/

Etymology

From Latin fulgurāre (“to flash, shine”). By surface analysis, folgore (“lightning, thunderbolt”) + -are (1st conjugation verbal suffix).