boom

prospérer, se développer

Se développer rapidement ou connaître un grand succès.

En anglais simple : To grow quickly or become very successful.

• Business is booming this year.
• The town's population boomed after the factory opened.
• Tourism continues to boom despite higher prices.

Synonymes : flourish, thrive, expand

Contraires : decline, shrink

Expressions courantes : begin to boom, continue to boom, boom in summer

gronder, tonner

Produire un son fort et grave qui s’entend de loin.

En anglais simple : To make a loud, deep sound that carries a long way.

• Thunder boomed above us.
• His voice boomed across the hall.
• The drums are booming in the distance.

Synonymes : resound, thunder

Expressions courantes : boom loudly, boom out, boom across something

passer en grondant

Avancer avec force en produisant un bruit très fort et grave.

En anglais simple : To move forwards with great force while making a very loud, deep noise.

• The train boomed past us.
• Waves boomed into the narrow cave.
• Floodwater boomed through the broken gate.

Comment l'utiliser : boom through/past/into something (The express train boomed through the tunnel.)

Synonymes : roar, thunder

Expressions courantes : boom through something, boom past someone, boom into something

détonation, grondement

Son fort et grave, notamment celui d’une explosion.

En anglais simple : A loud, deep sound, especially one made by an explosion.

• We heard a loud boom.
• A boom of thunder shook the windows.
• Several booms echoed across the valley.

Synonymes : bang, roar, rumble

Expressions courantes : a loud boom, sonic boom, boom of thunder

essor, boom

Période où les affaires, l’activité ou les chiffres augmentent très rapidement.

En anglais simple : A period when business, activity, or numbers grow very quickly.

• The housing boom created many jobs.
• There has been a boom in online shopping.
• Several small companies grew during the economic boom.

Comment l'utiliser : a boom in something (The town saw a boom in tourism.)

Synonymes : surge, upswing

Contraires : slump

Expressions courantes : economic boom, boom in sales, housing boom

bôme, perche

Longue barre mobile, notamment celle qui tient le bas de la voile d’un bateau.

En anglais simple : A long movable pole, especially one holding the bottom of a boat's sail.

• The boom moved above the deck.
• Duck when the boat's boom swings across.
• The microphone hangs from a long boom.

Synonymes : spar, arm

Expressions courantes : sailing boom, microphone boom, crane boom

boum

Mot qui imite le son fort et grave d’une explosion.

En anglais simple : A word that represents the loud, deep sound of an explosion.

• Boom! The bomb exploded.
• The fireworks went boom above our heads.
• We heard a loud boom! Then the windows shook.

Synonymes : bang

Expressions courantes : boom bang, go boom

hop, voilà

Exclamation indiquant qu’une chose arrive soudainement ou qu’un résultat apparaît très vite.

En anglais simple : Used to show that something happens suddenly or that a result appears quickly.

• Press this button and boom, you're finished!
• Then boom, the lights went out.
• One quick change and boom, the problem was solved.

Synonymes : voilà, hey presto

Expressions courantes : and boom, then boom