bomb

bomba

Arma che esplode causando danni o uccidendo persone.

In inglese semplice: A weapon that explodes and causes damage or kills people.

• A bomb exploded near the bridge.
• The planes dropped bombs on the city.
• Police found a bomb inside the building.

Sinonimi: explosive device

Espressioni comuni: drop a bomb, bomb attack, bomb disposal

flop, fiasco

Qualcosa che ha un grave insuccesso, soprattutto un film o uno spettacolo.

In inglese semplice: Something, especially a film or show, that fails badly.

• The movie was a bomb.
• Their expensive new show proved a commercial bomb.
• Critics predicted another box office bomb.

Sinonimi: flop, failure

Contrari: hit

Espressioni comuni: box office bomb, commercial bomb, a total bomb

bomba d’acqua, bomba di vernice

Sacchetto o palloncino pieno d’acqua o di un’altra sostanza, fatto per scoppiare quando viene lanciato.

In inglese semplice: A bag or balloon filled with water or another substance, made to burst when thrown.

• They threw water bombs in the garden.
• A paint bomb burst against the wall.
• The flour bombs covered everyone in white powder.

Espressioni comuni: water bomb, paint bomb, flour bomb

carica esplosiva

Quantità di esplosivo preparata per esplodere, per esempio per frantumare la roccia.

In inglese semplice: An amount of explosive material prepared to go off, for example to break rock.

• Workers placed a bomb in the rock.
• The quarry’s bombs broke the stone apart.
• A long fuse was attached to each bomb.

Sinonimi: explosive charge

Espressioni comuni: blasting bomb, set a bomb

bombardare

Attaccare un luogo con armi esplosive.

In inglese semplice: To attack a place using weapons that explode.

• They bombed the bridge.
• Enemy planes were bombing the city.
• The village was bombed during the war.

Sinonimi: bombard

Espressioni comuni: bomb a city, bomb a bridge

fallire, essere bocciato

Ottenere risultati molto scarsi in un esame o in un corso.

In inglese semplice: To do very badly in a test or course.

• I bombed the test.
• She bombed her final exam last week.
• Will I bomb the course if I miss this assignment?

Sinonimi: fail, flunk

Contrari: pass

Espressioni comuni: bomb a test, bomb an exam, bomb a course

fare fiasco, fallire

Fallire completamente, soprattutto ricevendo una reazione negativa dal pubblico o dai clienti.

In inglese semplice: To fail very badly, especially by getting a poor reaction from an audience or customers.

• His joke bombed.
• The new movie bombed at the box office.
• Our latest product has bombed despite the advertising.

Sinonimi: flop, fail

Contrari: succeed

Espressioni comuni: bomb on stage, bomb at something, bomb an interview, bomb an audition

sfrecciare

Viaggiare o muoversi a grandissima velocità.

In inglese semplice: To travel or move very quickly.

• The car bombed past us.
• We bombed down the hill on our bikes.
• He was bombing along the motorway.

Come si usa: bomb along/down something (We bombed down the hill on our bikes.)

Sinonimi: race, speed

Espressioni comuni: bomb down something, bomb along something, bomb past someone