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I. don·nern [ˈdɔnɐn] VB intr impers +haben

donnern
to thunder
hörst du, wie es donnert?
can you hear the thunder?

II. don·nern [ˈdɔnɐn] VB intr

1. donnern +haben (poltern):

[mit etw dat] an etw acc/gegen etw acc donnern
to bang inf [or hammer] [or pound] on/at sth [with sth]

2. donnern +sein (krachend prallen):

[mit etw dat] gegen etw acc/in etw acc donnern
to crash into sth [with sth]
genau [o. direkt] [o. voll] gegen etw acc/in etw acc donnern
to crash straight [or right] into sth
auf etw acc/gegen etw acc donnern
to crash onto/against sth
der Fußball donnerte genau gegen die Schaufensterscheibe
the football slammed into the shop window

3. donnern +sein (sich polternd bewegen):

donnern
to thunder
an jdm vorbeidonnern
to thunder past sb
ein schwerer Laster donnerte heran
a heavy lorry came thundering by

III. don·nern [ˈdɔnɐn] VB trans +haben

donnern (schleudern):

etw donnern
to hurl [or slam] [or inf fling] sth

Phrases:

jdm eine donnern sl
to clout [or wallop] sb Brit inf
jdm eine donnern sl
to plaster sb inf
Präsens
esdonnert
Präteritum
esdonnerte
Perfekt
eshatgedonnert
Plusquamperfekt
eshattegedonnert
See further verb tables
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