bomb

bomba

Arma que explota y provoca daños o mata personas.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Sinónimos: explosive device

Expresiones frecuentes: drop a bomb, bomb attack, bomb disposal

fracaso, fiasco

Algo que fracasa rotundamente, especialmente una película o un espectáculo.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Sinónimos: flop, failure

Antónimos: hit

Expresiones frecuentes: box office bomb, commercial bomb, a total bomb

bomba de agua, bomba de pintura

Bolsa o globo lleno de agua u otra sustancia, hecho para reventar al lanzarlo.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Expresiones frecuentes: water bomb, paint bomb, flour bomb

carga explosiva

Cantidad de material explosivo preparada para detonar, por ejemplo para romper rocas.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Sinónimos: explosive charge

Expresiones frecuentes: blasting bomb, set a bomb

bombardear

Atacar un lugar con armas que explotan.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Sinónimos: bombard

Expresiones frecuentes: bomb a city, bomb a bridge

suspender, reprobar

Obtener resultados muy malos en un examen o una asignatura.

En inglés sencillo: 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?

Sinónimos: fail, flunk

Antónimos: pass

Expresiones frecuentes: bomb a test, bomb an exam, bomb a course

fracasar

Fracasar de forma clara, especialmente porque el público o los clientes reaccionan mal.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Sinónimos: flop, fail

Antónimos: succeed

Expresiones frecuentes: bomb on stage, bomb at something, bomb an interview, bomb an audition

ir a toda velocidad

Viajar o desplazarse a gran velocidad.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

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

Sinónimos: race, speed

Expresiones frecuentes: bomb down something, bomb along something, bomb past someone