Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A red wine grown in the department of Yonne, France, in the neighborhood of Tonnerre, resembling Burgundy of the second and inferior grades, and keeping well.
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Examples
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"Well, 'tonnerre' is French for thunder," explained Diana.
The Rilloby Fair Mystery Blyton, Enid, 1898?-1968 1950
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(Well, maybe not tonnerre, * but they do need fire!) "So," I say to monsieur, verifying that I've understood his recipe for tomates provençales.
French Word-A-Day: 2007
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(Well, maybe not tonnerre, * but they do need fire!) "So," I say to monsieur, verifying that I've understood his recipe for tomates provençales.
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Le tonnerre de dieu (The Thunder of God) 1966 Der Kongreß amüsiert sich (Congress of Love)
Lilli Palmer. 2009
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(Well, maybe not tonnerre, * but they do need fire!) "So," I say to monsieur, verifying that I've understood his recipe for tomates provençales.
French Word-A-Day: 2007
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Ca ne marche pas du tonnerre de dieu mais j'ai moins d'hallucinations je me suis dit "bah je peux reprendre le volant" malheureusement il est interdit de conduire sous l'emprise de stupefiant qu'on les ai eu sur ordonnance ou pas ...
pinku-tk Diary Entry pinku-tk 2008
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A Citroën Mehari – 602 cubic centimeters of tonnerre!
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A Citroën Mehari – 602 cubic centimeters of tonnerre!
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It is one of those imitative words which are to be found in all languages; as, for example, in the French we have sens dessus dessous, tintamarre, trictrac, tonnerre, bombe.
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He placed a thunderstone—a pierre tonnerre—in an enamel dish and covered it with a magical potion.
The Serpent and the Rainbow Wade Davis 1985
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