| English | Russian |
| a dart of lightning | зигзаг молнии |
| a dart of lightning | вспышка молнии |
| a flash o'lightning | рюмка водки |
| a flash o'lightning | рюмка джину |
| a flash of lightning | молния |
| a lightning one-two on the jaw | два молниеносных удара в челюсть |
| a stroke of lightning | удар молнии |
| a stroke of lightning | удар грома |
| a vivid flash of lightning | яркая вспышка молнии |
| arrows of lightning shot across the sky | небо прорезали зигзаги молний |
| as quick as lightning | мгновенно |
| as quick as lightning | молниеносно |
| as quick as lightning | с быстротой молнии (as a flash) |
| as quick as lightning | быстрый как молния |
| at lightning speed | стремительно (VLZ_58) |
| at lightning speed | с быстротой молнии |
| at lightning speed | молниеносно |
| be the lightning rod for something | служить громоотводом (triumfov) |
| blast with lightning | поразить молнией |
| blast with lightning | убить молнией |
| bolt of lightning | вспышка молнии, сопровождаемая громом (Андреева) |
| chain lightning | молния в виде зигзага |
| chained lightning | зигзагообразная молния |
| Chicago lightning | стрельба (из огнестрельного оружия) |
| Chicago lightning | пальба |
| direct lightning strike | прямой удар молнии (twinkie) |
| dry lightning | сухая молния (тж. см. сухая гроза Taras) |
| every eye glared lightning | глаза у всех сверкали, как молния |
| flash lightning | метать молнии |
| flash of lightning | сполох (Рина Грант) |
| flash of lightning | взблеск молнии |
| flash of lightning | вспышка молнии |
| flashes of lightning | сполохи |
| flashes of lightning shot across the sky | молнии прорезали небо |
| flashes of lightning shot across the sky | молнии прочерчивали небо |
| fly like lightning | пролетать стрелой |
| fly like lightning | лететь стрелой |
| forked lightning | молния змейкой |
| forked lightning | зигзагообразная молния |
| globe lightning | шаровидная молния |
| globe-lightning | шаровая, шаровидная молния |
| go like lightning | промчаться молнией |
| he has been struck by lightning | его убило громом |
| he was struck by lightning | в него ударила молния |
| he was struck by lightning | его убило молнией |
| he went like greased lightning | земля горела у него под ногами |
| he works like lightning | работа горит в его руках |
| heat-lightning | зарница |
| heat lightning | зарница |
| her eyes can shoot lightning bolts | её глаза могут метать молнии (Technical) |
| hit by lightning | ударен молнией (Markus Platini) |
| lightning arrester | молниеуловитель |
| lightning arrester | грозовой разрядник |
| lightning arrester | молниеуловитель (= молниеотвод) |
| lightning arrester | устройство молниезащиты (Alexander Demidov) |
| lightning artist | визуализатор (в компьютерной графике Fikzia) |
| lightning ball | шаровая молния (A habitant Of Odessa) |
| lightning bolt | символ в виде молнии (ResonancePro) |
| lightning bolt shape | молниеобразный (snowleopard) |
| lightning bug | светляк |
| lightning burn | поражение молнией (Lightning burns are a cutaneous condition, a type of electrical burn following a lightning strike on a human, characterized by a unique pattern of skin lesions after a lightning strike is the "lightning print," "feathering" or "Lichtenberg figures." WAD Alexander Demidov) |
| Lightning by Napoleon out of Linda | лошадь Лайтнинг от жеребца Наполеона и кобылы Линды |
| lightning catcher | дивертор |
| lightning conductor | громоотвод (также перен.) |
| lightning conductor | громопривод (Рина Грант) |
| lightning-conductor | громоотвод |
| lightning conductor | молниеуловитель (= молниеотвод) |
| lightning conductor | грозозащита (A lightning rod (AUS) or lightning conductor (UK) is a metal rod or conductor mounted on top of a building and electrically connected to the ground through a wire, to protect the building in the event of lightning. wiki Alexander Demidov) |
| lightning discharger | молниеотвод |
| lightning effects that combine well | световые эффекты, которые хорошо сочетаются |
| lightning-fast | молниеносно (artor) |
| lightning fast | молниеносный |
| lightning-fast | молниеносный (Амбарцумян) |
| lightning-fast attack | молниеносная атака (CCTV footage showed the man running through a snow-filled car park after the lightning-fast attack. nyasnaya) |
| lightning-fast spread | молниеносное распространение (lightning-fast spread of information, of a disease Wakeful dormouse) |
| lightning flashed | блеснула молния |
| lightning glance | молниеносный взгляд |
| lightning glance | молния |
| lightning has made scores in the mountain side | молния оставила шрамы на склоне горы |
| lightning hit | удар молнии (Hirudora) |
| lightning impulse | грозовой импульс (abab) |
| lightning in a bottle | успех (неполная версия фразы: catch lightning in a bottle: even if he never catches lightning in a bottle again like he did on Odelay, Beck is still a once-in-a-lifetime talent who's earned the right to do whatever the fuck he wants  wiktionary.org vogeler) |
| lightning in a bottle | случайный успех (неполная версия фразы: catch lightning in a bottle: even if he never catches lightning in a bottle again like he did on Odelay, Beck is still a once-in-a-lifetime talent who's earned the right to do whatever the fuck he wants wiktionary.org vogeler) |
| lightning in a bottle | редкая удача (неполная версия фразы: catch lightning in a bottle: even if he never catches lightning in a bottle again like he did on Odelay, Beck is still a once-in-a-lifetime talent who's earned the right to do whatever the fuck he wants wiktionary.org vogeler) |
| lightning in a bottle | удача (неполная версия фразы: catch lightning in a bottle: even if he never catches lightning in a bottle again like he did on Odelay, Beck is still a once-in-a-lifetime talent who's earned the right to do whatever the fuck he wants wiktionary.org vogeler) |
| lightning irradiated the ground | молния осветила землю |
| lightning is a sign-painter of divine power | молния-знак Божественной силы |
| lightning-like | молниеподобный |
| lightning-like | молниевидный |
| lightning like | молниеносный |
| lightning-like | молниеносный |
| lightning never strikes the same place twice | снаряд в одну воронку два раза не попадает (The old saying that "lightning never strikes the same place twice" is another myth that any veteran storm observer or researcher has seen nature defy. Lightning can strike any location more than once. In fact, given enough time, it is actually inevitable. It may take as little as less than ten minutes within a single thunderstorm, or longer than a million years – but lightning will eventually strike the same spot again and again. VLZ_58) |
| lightning never strikes twice | молния никогда не ударяет в одно и то же место дважды |
| lightning never strikes twice in the same place | молния в одно место дважды не бьёт |
| Lightning never strikes twice in the same place | снаряд в одну воронку два раза не попадает (KristinaAn) |
| lightning never strikes twice in the same place | молния дважды в одно место не бьёт |
| lightning-pains | стреляющие боли |
| lightning plays in the sky | в нёбе сверкает молния |
| lightning priority | молния |
| lightning priority | телеграмма-молния |
| lightning priority | сообщение, передаваемое вне всякой очереди |
| lightning proof | защищённый от молнии |
| lightning-proof | защищённый от молнии (удара) |
| lightning protection circuit | контур молниезащиты (Alexander Demidov) |
| lightning protection grid | молниеприёмная сетка (Златиника) |
| lightning protection system | грозозащита (A lightning protection system is a system designed to protect a structure from damage due to lightning strikes by intercepting such strikes and safely passing their extremely high voltage currents to "ground". Most lightning protection systems include a network of lightning rods, metal conductors, and ground electrodes designed to provide a low resistance path to ground for potential strikes. wiki Alexander Demidov) |
| lightning-protective | грозозащитный |
| lightning quick | мгновенный как молния (hyphenated if used before a noun) Incredibly fast; too quick to keep up with. Did you see that martial arts expert? His kicks were lightning quick! My brother has a lightning-quick wit. thefreedictionary.com Alexander Demidov) |
| lightning-quick | молниеносный (Incredibly fast Syn: fast as lightning, quick as a flash. WT. The profile said the 5-foot-3 inch, 124-pound Ferrari had the nickname "pitbull" and was "charming and easy going with a lightning-quick temper." Powerful, lightning-quick, Wolf often bypasses the more traditional multi-mallet playing for a driving performance with single-sticks that is intense, and puts a unique stamp on his style of play. Mr. Simons no longer runs day-to-day trading at Renaissance Technologies, which manages nearly $16 billion and specializes in lightning-quick computer-based trades, so his pay actually dropped a bit in 2010. He swatted the weapons clear with lightning-quick blows, never making contact long enough for me to try to feed on him. thefreedictionary.com Alexander Demidov) |
| lightning rod | молниеуловитель (= молниеотвод) |
| lightning rod | молниеуловитель |
| lightning rod | громоотвод |
| lightning rod | молниеотвод |
| lightning round | блиц-раунд (в игре, длительного которого заранее установлена, и за которую необходимо набрать максимально возможное кол-во баллов Баян) |
| lightning round | блиц (Баян) |
| lightning round | раунд блиц (Баян) |
| lightning strike | молния (a lightning strike is an electric discharge between the atmosphere and an earth-bound object Рина Грант) |
| lightning strike | забастовка без предварительного предупреждения (нанимателей) |
| Lightning Strike and Electric Shock Survivors International | Международное общество выживших после удара молнией или током (bbc.com bojana) |
| lightning stroke | молниеносный удар |
| lightning talk | блиц-доклад (visitor) |
| lightning visit | быстротечный визит (КГА) |
| lightning visit | быстротечная поездка (КГА) |
| lightning war | молниеносная война (Дмитрий_Р) |
| lightning zigzagged across the sky | зигзаг молнии расколол небо |
| lightning zigzagged across the sky | зигзаг молнии прорезал небо |
| like a streak of lightning | с быстротою молнии |
| like lightning | молниеносно |
| like lightning | с быстротой молнии |
| protection of buildings from lightning | защита зданий от молнии |
| public lightning | городское освещение |
| quick as lightning | в мгновение (Andrew Goff) |
| quick as lightning | быстрый как молния |
| quick as lightning | молниеносный |
| quick as lightning | вмиг (Andrew Goff) |
| quick as lightning | раз два (Andrew Goff) |
| secondary effects of lightning | вторичные проявления молнии (twinkie) |
| secondary lightning effects | вторичные проявления молнии (twinkie) |
| sheet lightning | сплошная молния |
| sheet lightning | рассеянная вспышка молнии |
| sheet lightning | зарница |
| sheet lightning | сполох (Рина Грант) |
| the sound of a lightning strike | гром (the sound of a lightning strike penetrated the walls Рина Грант) |
| streak of lightning | молния |
| streak of lightning | вспышка молнии |
| flashes of summer lightning | всполохи |
| summer lightning | зарница |
| that tree's been struck by lightning | в это дерево ударила молния |
| the clouds seemed rent asunder by flashes of lightning | вспышки молнии словно разрывали тучи |
| the forest was set ablaze by lightning | лес загорелся от молнии |
| the house was struck by lightning | в дом ударила молния |
| the lightning struck the tree | молния ударила в дерево |
| the news ran like lightning | новость распространилась с молниеносной быстротой |
| there was a flash of lightning | блеснула молния |
| this wire acts as a lightning conductor | этот провод служит громоотводом |
| thunder and lightning | ткань очень яркой расцветки |
| thunder and lightning | резкое осуждение |
| vivid flash of lightning | яркая вспышка молнии |
| white lightning | самогон, сивуха (Anglophile) |
| white lightning | самогон (grafleonov) |
| with lightning rapidity | с быстротой молнии |
| with lightning rapidity | молниеносно |
| with lightning speed | молниеносно |
| with lightning speed | с быстротой молнии |
