fireball

bola de fuego

Masa redonda de llamas que suele surgir de una explosión o servir como arma mágica.

En inglés sencillo: A round mass of burning fire, often from an explosion or used as a magical weapon.

• A huge fireball rose into the air.
• The wizard threw a fireball at the monster.
• Fireballs burst from the burning fuel tanks.

Expresiones frecuentes: huge fireball, throw a fireball, fireball spell

bólido

Roca del espacio que brilla con enorme intensidad al cruzar el cielo.

En inglés sencillo: A piece of rock from space that shines extremely brightly as it crosses the sky.

• We saw a fireball in the sky.
• The fireball was bright enough to cast shadows.
• Several observers reported fireballs during the meteor shower.

Sinónimos: bolide

Expresiones frecuentes: bright fireball, observe a fireball, fireball meteor

persona enérgica

Persona llena de energía que insiste con fuerza en hacer lo que quiere.

En inglés sencillo: A person with a lot of energy who strongly insists on doing what they want.

• That child is a little fireball.
• Our new manager is a real fireball.
• She was a fireball who never backed down from a challenge.

Sinónimos: live wire

Expresiones frecuentes: a little fireball, a real fireball

bola de fuego

Resplandor intenso, parecido al fuego, que rodea una nave al volver a la Tierra atravesando la atmósfera.

En inglés sencillo: A bright, burning-looking glow around a spacecraft as it returns through the air toward Earth.

• The capsule appeared as a fireball.
• Cameras recorded the fireball during reentry.
• The astronauts descended inside a glowing fireball.

Expresiones frecuentes: reentry fireball, glowing fireball

fantástico, estupendo

Extraordinariamente bueno o impresionante.

En inglés sencillo: Extremely good or impressive.

• It was a fireball performance.
• They put on a fireball show.
• Everyone enjoyed that fireball party.

Sinónimos: excellent, terrific, fantastic

Antónimos: awful

Expresiones frecuentes: fireball performance, fireball show

atacar con bolas de fuego

Atacar a alguien o algo lanzándole bolas de fuego.

En inglés sencillo: To attack a person or thing by throwing or sending balls of fire at them.

• The wizard fireballed the monster.
• Can you fireball those enemies from here?
• She fireballed the guards before they could attack.

Expresiones frecuentes: fireball an enemy, fireball a monster

estallar en llamas

Explotar de repente formando una bola de llamas.

En inglés sencillo: To explode suddenly in a round mass of flames.

• The truck fireballed on impact.
• A fuel tank fireballed beside the road.
• The damaged aircraft fireballed into flames.

Sinónimos: explode

Expresiones frecuentes: fireball on impact, fireball into flames

estallar, irrumpir

Surgir o desatarse de repente y con mucha fuerza.

En inglés sencillo: To appear or break out suddenly and with great force.

• His anger fireballed into a furious argument.
• The controversy fireballed across the country.
• Years of tension fireballed into open conflict.

Sinónimos: erupt, explode

Expresiones frecuentes: fireball into view, fireball into something