lightning visit

The President of the Autonomous Region, Mr Zaplana, made a lightning visit to the area but, surprisingly, decided that it was inappropriate to declare the region a disaster area.
Etonnamment, le président de la Communauté autonome, M. Zaplana, à la suite d'une visite éclair, a décidé qu'une déclaration de zone sinistrée n'était pas nécessaire.
I believe that last month Ambassador Greenstock made a lightning visit to Hawaii to participate in an ASEAN Regional Forum meeting, which was specifically dedicated to the question of terrorism.
Je pense que le mois dernier, l'Ambassadeur Greenstock a fait une visite éclair aux îles Hawaii pour participer à un forum régional de l'ANASE qui portait précisément sur la question du terrorisme.
It was only a lightning visit so I hardly saw anything of New York.
Ce n'était qu'une visite éclair, donc je n'ai presque rien vu de New York.
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