explodir — meaning in English
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English meaning
- blow verb To produce a current of air, especially by expelling breath through the mouth.
- detonate verb To explode, or to make something explode.
- explode verb To burst apart suddenly and violently, often with a loud noise.
- go off phrasal verb To speak or act with sudden intense energy — either ranting angrily or performing brilliantly. Which one is meant depends entirely on tone.
- mushroom noun The fleshy, umbrella-shaped fruiting body of certain fungi, often eaten as food.
Senses
explodir is used for these senses in English:
- blow (transitive) To put out of breath; to cause to blow from fatigue.
- detonate (transitive) To cause to explode.
- explode (intransitive) To fly apart with sudden violent force; to blow up, to burst, to detonate, to go off.
- mushroom (intransitive, figurative) To grow quickly to a large size or rapidly increase in scope or scale.
blow — full definition
- verb To produce a current of air, especially by expelling breath through the mouth.
- verb To explode or shatter suddenly, or to cause something to do so.
- verb (informal) To waste or squander, especially money or an opportunity.
- noun A hard hit or strike.
- noun A sudden shock or setback.