How the word "l'éclair" is translated into English
Un éclair a frappé l'arbre devant chez nous.
[ɛ̃ eklɛʁ a fʁape laʁbʁə dəvɑ̃ ʃe nu.]
Lightning struck the tree in front of our house.
J'ai vu un éclair au-dessus de la montagne.
[ʒe vy ɛ̃ eklɛʁ odəsy də la mɔ̃taɲ.]
I saw a flash of lightning above the mountain.
Les enfants ont peur des éclairs pendant l'orage.
[lez‿ ɑ̃fɑ̃ ɔ̃ pœʁ de eklɛʁ pɑ̃dɑ̃ lɔʁaʒ.]
The children are afraid of the lightning during the storm.
"l'éclair" is in the lesson "Disasters" (Level 14), along with 14 other useful words. LinDuo has 180 topic lessons like this one, 2,375 words in total. Every word has an illustration, a transcription and pronunciation in a female and a male voice. Just 10–15 minutes a day is enough to learn them all. Free, and works offline.