■ blow up

■ blow up
■ blow up
A v. i. + avv.
1 esplodere; scoppiare
2 (di edificio, ecc.) essere distrutto (da un'esplosione); saltare in aria
3 (di temporale, ecc.) scoppiare; (di vento) alzarsi
4 (di progetto, ecc.) fallire; fare fiasco; rivelarsi infondato
5 (di scandalo, lite, ecc.) scoppiare; esplodere
6 gonfiarsi (d'aria, di gas)
7 (fam.) perdere la pazienza; perdere le staffe; esplodere; andare in bestia
B v. t. + avv.
1 fare esplodere, far scoppiare (una mina, ecc.)
2 demolire (con esplosivo); far saltare (in aria): The rearguard blew up the bridge, la retroguardia fece saltare il ponte
3 gonfiare (con aria, gas): to blow up a balloon, gonfiare un palloncino
4 esagerare; gonfiare; montare: The whole thing has been blown up, la faccenda è stata gonfiata (o montata): to blow st. up out of all proportion, esagerare (o gonfiare) qc. a dismisura
5 (fotogr.) ingrandire; fare un ingrandimento di
6 (fam.) rimproverare; fare una ramanzina a: I got blown up for leaving early, mi sono presa una ramanzina per essere uscita prima.

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