fireball

boule de feu

Masse ronde de flammes, souvent produite par une explosion ou utilisée comme arme magique.

En anglais simple : 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.

Expressions courantes : huge fireball, throw a fireball, fireball spell

bolide

Fragment de roche venu de l’espace qui brille très intensément en traversant le ciel.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : bolide

Expressions courantes : bright fireball, observe a fireball, fireball meteor

boule d’énergie

Personne pleine d’énergie qui tient fermement à faire ce qu’elle veut.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : live wire

Expressions courantes : a little fireball, a real fireball

boule de feu

Lueur intense ressemblant à des flammes autour d’un vaisseau qui traverse l’atmosphère en revenant sur Terre.

En anglais simple : 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.

Expressions courantes : reentry fireball, glowing fireball

formidable, excellent

Extrêmement bon ou impressionnant.

En anglais simple : Extremely good or impressive.

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

Synonymes : excellent, terrific, fantastic

Contraires : awful

Expressions courantes : fireball performance, fireball show

attaquer avec des boules de feu

Attaquer quelqu’un ou quelque chose en lui lançant des boules de feu.

En anglais simple : 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.

Expressions courantes : fireball an enemy, fireball a monster

exploser en flammes

Exploser soudainement en formant une boule de flammes.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : explode

Expressions courantes : fireball on impact, fireball into flames

éclater, exploser

Apparaître ou éclater soudainement avec une grande force.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : erupt, explode

Expressions courantes : fireball into view, fireball into something