foudroyer

fudʁwaje

foudroie, foudroient, foudroiera

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Definition of foudroyer - Reverso French Dictionary

Verb

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météofrapper avec la foudre naturelle

L'orage a foudroyé le grand chêne du jardin.

tueranéantir ou tuer de façon rapide et soudaine

La maladie l'a foudroyé en quelques jours.

abattre

exterminer

figurécritiquer ou combattre avec grande véhémence

Le député a foudroyé cette proposition scandaleuse.

attaquer

critiquer violemment

dénoncer

impressionnerterrasser moralement ou confondre complètement

Son regard noir m'a foudroyé sur place.

abasourdir

sidérer

guerredétruire avec des armes puissantes comme canons

L'artillerie a foudroyé les positions ennemies.

anéantir

bombarder

détruire

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foudroyer du regard

regarder quelqu'un avec une très forte colère ou hostilité

La mère a foudroyé son fils du regard après sa bêtise.

Origin of foudroyer

français, foudre (éclair) + -oyer (suffixe verbal)

Examples of foudroyer in a sentence

La foudre a foudroyé la vieille grange du village.
La foudre a foudroyé l'arbre en un instant.
Le soldat a été foudroyé sur le champ de bataille.
Il a foudroyé ses adversaires lors du débat télévisé.
La presse a foudroyé le projet dès son annonce.
La nouvelle l'a foudroyé d'émotion.

Il a foudroyé son adversaire par une réplique cinglante.
Les chars ont foudroyé la forteresse en quelques minutes.
L’ennemi a été foudroyé par une attaque surprise.

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English:strike with lightning, strike down, ...
German:vom Blitz treffen, niederschmettern, ...
Italian:fulminare, stroncare, ...
Spanish:fulminar, aniquilar, ...
Portuguese:atingir com um raio, fulminar, ...
Chinese:雷击, 夺去生命, ...
Japanese:落雷する, 瞬殺する, ...
Arabic:ضربه البرق, قضى عليه, ...
Hebrew:לְהַכּוֹת בְּבָרָק, לְהָכּוֹת בְּרֶפֶת, ...
Russian:поразить молнией, сразить наповал, ...
Ukrainian:вразити блискавкою, вразити, ...
Catalan:fulminar, aniquilar, ...
Danish:slå ned i, slå ned, ...
Dutch:met de bliksem treffen, doden, ...
Greek:κεραυνοβολώ, κατακεραυνώνω, ...
Khmer:បាញ់ដោយរន្ទះ, ផ្តួលឲ្យស្លាប់, ...
Korean:벼락이 치다, 순식간에 죽다, ...
Polish:uderzyć piorunem, powalić, ...
Portuguese (BR):fulminar, aniquilar, ...
Romanian:a fulgera, a răpune, ...
Swedish:slå ner, döda, ...
Thai:ฟ้าผ่า, คร่าชีวิตอย่างรวดเร็ว, ...
Turkish:yıldırım çarpmak, bir anda öldürmek, ...
Vietnamese:đánh trúng sét, giết chết ngay lập tức, ...

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