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German
Pronunciation
Adjective
fulminante
- inflection of fulminant:
- strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular
- strong nominative/accusative plural
- weak nominative all-gender singular
- weak accusative feminine/neuter singular
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ful.miˈnan.te/
- Rhymes: -ante
- Hyphenation: ful‧mi‧nàn‧te
Participle
fulminante (plural fulminanti)
- present participle of fulminare
Adjective
fulminante (plural fulminanti)
- fulminating
- blazing
Latin
Participle
fulminante
- ablative masculine/feminine/neuter singular of fulmināns
Spanish
Etymology
From fulminar + -ante.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fulmiˈnante/
- Rhymes: -ante
- Syllabification: ful‧mi‧nan‧te
Adjective
fulminante m or f (masculine and feminine plural fulminantes)
- sudden, fulminant
2015 November 1, “Columna”, in El País:
- blazing
1610, Félix Lope de Vega y Carpio, La Mayor hazaña de Alejandro Magno:dos rayos fulminantes su soberbia deshicieron- two blazing bolts did strike away his haughtiness
- cutting
1896, Emilio Castelar, Historia de Europa :Apenas acababa de despedirlos, cuando Vergniaud pronunció su maravilloso discurso contra la nueva Monarquía, no menos fulminante que los discursos pronunciados por Mirabeau contra la vieja Monarquía- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
2017, Lola Montalvo, Historia de una enfermera:Benigno me dispara una fulminante mirada que me hace estremecer.- Benigno shot a look that could kill, which made me shiver
- superb, tremendous
Derived terms
Noun
fulminante m (plural fulminantes)
- percussion cap
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