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10 Language-to-English DictionariesBlue-streak
/ˈbluː.striːk/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Something that moves with great speed or blur, often used in idioms referring to rapid speech or action.
"The car took off down the highway like a blue-streak." - 2
A continuous, unbroken stream of talk or profanity.
"He cursed a blue-streak when he dropped his keys down the drain."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Originating in 19th-century American English, the term likely derives from the notion of a streak of lightning or a very fast object appearing as a blue line. Over time, expressions like 'talk like a blue-streak' emerged to describe rapid, continuous motion or speech.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Blue-streak" is said worldwide
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éclair
Transliteration: eh-klair
"Il est parti comme un éclair."
Blitz
Transliteration: blits
"Er rannte wie ein Blitz davon."
saetta
Transliteration: sa-et-ta
"È sfrecciato via come una saetta."
relámpago
Transliteration: re-lam-pa-go
"Pasó como un relámpago."
relâmpago
Transliteration: he-lam-pa-gu
"Ele passou como um relâmpago."
बिजली
Transliteration: bijli
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"वह बिजली की तरह तेजी से निकल गया।"
闪电
Transliteration: shǎndiàn
Script: 中文汉字
"他像闪电一样飞驰而过。"
번개
Transliteration: beon-gae
Script: 한국어 한글
"그는 번개처럼 빠르게 지나갔다."
稲妻
Transliteration: inazuma
Script: 日本語
"彼は稲妻のように走り去った。"
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