♦ bomb

♦ bomb
♦ bomb /bɒm/
n.
1 (mil.) bomba: (aeron. mil.) to drop a bomb, gettare una bomba; sganciare una bomba; depth bomb, bomba di profondità; smoke bomb, bomba fumogena; to detonate a bomb, far esplodere una bomba
2 bomba; ordigno: time bomb, bomba a tempo; incendiary bomb, bomba incendiaria; bomb attack, attentato dinamitardo; to plant a bomb, nascondere una bomba; bomb scare (o bomb threat) allarme per una bomba (di terroristi)
3 the bomb, la bomba atomica; l'atomica
4 (= volcanic bomb) (geol.) bomba vulcanica
5 (slang USA, spec. di spettacolo) fiasco clamoroso
6 (fam. GB) a bomb, un mucchio di soldi; una barca di soldi; una fortuna; un patrimonio: to make a bomb, fare un mucchio di soldi; to cost a bomb, costare una fortuna (o un patrimonio)
7 (come attr.) (slang USA) the bomb, cosa o persona fantastica, mitica; un mito; una cannonata: You're the bomb!, sei grande!
8 (sport, slang USA) passaggio lungo; cannonata (pop.)
9 (slang) macchina potente; bolide; bomba
10 (slang, droga) grosso spinello; cannone
● (aeron.) bomb bay, vano bombe □ (chim.) bomb calorimeter, bomba calorimetrica □ bomb disposal, disinnesco di bombe □ bomb-disposal expert, artificiere □ bomb-disposal squad (o unit), squadra di artificieri □ (naut., stor.) bomb ketch, bombarda □ bomb-proof, a prova di bomba □ bomb shelter, rifugio a prova di bomba; rifugio antiatomico □ bomb-site, area (urbana) distrutta dalle bombe □ bomb thrower, lanciabombe □ (naut., stor.) bomb vessel, bombarda □ (med.) cobalt bomb, bomba al cobalto □ (fig. fam.) to drop a bomb, dare una notizia bomba □ (fam. GB) to go down a bomb, avere un gran successo; piacere da pazzi □ (fam. GB) to go like a bomb, andare a tutta velocità; correre come un razzo; (di auto) filare, essere una bomba; (di evento) avere un grande successo, andare a gonfie vele; riuscire benissimo □ (fig. fam.) to put a bomb under sb., dare una scossa (o uno scrollone) a q.; mettere il pepe sotto la coda a q. □ (fam. GB) to sell like a bomb, andare a ruba.
(to) bomb /bɒm/
A v. t.
(mil.) bombardare (dall'aria)
B v. i.
1 (fam. GB) filare a tutta velocità; andare sparati; andare a tutta birra: to bomb down the motorway, andare sparati in autostrada; fare l'autostrada a tavoletta
2 (fam. USA) (di spettacolo, ecc.) fare fiasco.

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