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1 detonate deto·nate
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2 detonate
['detəneɪt] 1.verbo transitivo fare detonare, esplodere2.verbo intransitivo detonare, esplodere* * *['detəneit](to (cause to) explode violently: This device detonates the bomb.) detonare, far detonare- detonator* * *['detəneɪt] 1.verbo transitivo fare detonare, esplodere2.verbo intransitivo detonare, esplodere -
3 (to) detonate
(to) detonate /ˈdɛtəneɪt/A v. i.detonare; esplodereB v. t.far detonare; far esplodere: The bomb was detonated by disposal experts, la bomba è stata fatta esplodere dagli artificieri● (mil.) detonating fuse, spoletta detonante. -
4 (to) detonate
(to) detonate /ˈdɛtəneɪt/A v. i.detonare; esplodereB v. t.far detonare; far esplodere: The bomb was detonated by disposal experts, la bomba è stata fatta esplodere dagli artificieri● (mil.) detonating fuse, spoletta detonante. -
5 ♦ 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 bomba2 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)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!● (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
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Detonate — Det o*nate, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Detonated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Detonating}.] [L. detonare, v. i., to thunder down; de + tonare to thunder; akin to E. thunder. See {Thunder}, and cf. {Detonize}.] To explode with a sudden report; as, niter detonates … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Detonate — Det o*nate, v. t. To cause to explode; to cause to burn or inflame with a sudden report. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
detonate — index discharge (shoot) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
detonate — 1729, a back formation from DETONATION (Cf. detonation), or else from L. detonatus, pp. of detonare. Related: Detonated; detonating … Etymology dictionary
detonate — [v] set off bomb bang, blast, blow up, burst, discharge, explode, fulminate, kablooey*, let go, mushroom*, push the button*, shoot off, touch off, va voom*; concept 179 Ant. dismantle … New thesaurus
detonate — ► VERB ▪ explode or cause to explode. DERIVATIVES detonation noun. ORIGIN Latin detonare, from tonare to thunder … English terms dictionary
detonate — [det′ n āt΄] vi. detonated, detonating [< L detonatus, pp. of detonare, to thunder < de , intens. + tonare, to THUNDER] to explode violently and noisily vt. to cause (a bomb, dynamite, etc.) to explode detonation n … English World dictionary
detonate — verb ( nated; nating) Etymology: French détoner to explode, from Latin detonare to expend thunder, from de + tonare to thunder more at thunder Date: 1729 intransitive verb to explode with sudden violence transitive verb … New Collegiate Dictionary
detonate — verb Detonate is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑bomb Detonate is used with these nouns as the object: ↑bomb, ↑explosive, ↑mine … Collocations dictionary
detonate — UK [ˈdetəneɪt] / US [ˈdet(ə)nˌeɪt] verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms detonate : present tense I/you/we/they detonate he/she/it detonates present participle detonating past tense detonated past participle detonated to explode, or to make… … English dictionary
detonate — [18] Detonate is related to thunder. It comes from the past participle of Latin dētonāre, a compound verb formed from the prefix dē ‘down’ and tonāre ‘thunder, roar’, which goes back to the same Indo European base (*ten , *ton ) as thunder. Latin … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins