bomba

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Signification

1. (feminine) bomb (explosive device)
2. (feminine) pump (device for moving or compressing a liquid or gas)
3. (feminine) pump (device for dispensing liquid or gas to be sold)
4. (South-Brazil,feminine) bombilla
5. (colloquial,feminine) bombshell (an unforeseen event with important consequences)
6. (Brazil,feminine,slang) the bomb (a success; something excellent)
7. (Brazil,derogatory,feminine,slang) trash (something worthless or of poor quality)
8. (Brazil,feminine,slang) steroid (any anabolic hormone used to promote muscle growth or athletic performance)
9. (Brazil,feminine,slang) strong shot
10. (Brazil,abbreviation,alt-of,colloquial,ellipsis,feminine) Ellipsis of bomba de chocolate (“éclair”).

Fréquence

Coupé comme

bom‧ba

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈbõ.bɐ/

Étymologie

Borrowed from Italian bomba, from Latin bombus (“a booming sound”), from Ancient Greek βόμβος (bómbos, “booming, humming, buzzing”). Doublet of bombo.

Nouveau

bombar

(transitive) to pump (to use a pump to move a liquid)
(colloquial,intransitive) to rock (to greatly impact, positively)
(Portugal,colloquial,intransitive,transitive) to be very loud
(colloquial,intransitive,transitive) to be very popular
(Brazil,colloquial,intransitive,transitive) fail (to receive non-passing grades academically)

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