barrage balloon in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for barrage balloon in the English»Spanish Dictionary

barrage balloon [Am bəˈrɑ(d)ʒ bəˈlun, Brit] N

barrage balloon

globo m cautivo

barrage balloon

globo m de barrera

Translations for barrage balloon in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.barrage N

1.1. barrage MIL:

barrage (action)

descarga f

barrage (fire)

cortina f de fuego

barrage (fire)

barrera f de fuego

artillery barrage

descarga f de artillería

artillery barrage

bombardeo m

1.2. barrage (deluge):

barrage

aluvión m

a barrage of questions/criticism

un aluvión de preguntas/críticas

2. barrage [bəˈrɑ(d)ʒ] [ˈbarɑːʒ] (dam):

barrage

presa f

II.barrage VB trans [Am bəˈrɑ(d)ʒ, Brit ˈbarɑːʒ]

to barrage sb with sth she was barraged with questions

la bombardearon or acosaron or acribillaron a preguntas

they were barraged with complaints

recibieron un aluvión de quejas

I.balloon [Am bəˈlun, Brit bəˈluːn] N

1. balloon (toy):

balloon

globo m

balloon

bomba f Col

balloon

chimbomba f AmC

balloon loan

préstamo m balloon (préstamo reembolsable al vencimiento)

balloon sail

blooper m

2. balloon AVIAT:

balloon

globo m

balloon

aeróstato m

meteorological or weather balloon

globo m sonda

to go over or Brit down like a lead balloon inf

caer muy mal inf

when the balloon goes up Brit

cuando estalle el asunto

when the balloon goes up Brit

cuando reviente el asunto inf

when the balloon goes up attr ride/trip

en globo

3. balloon (in comic strip):

balloon

globo m

balloon

bocadillo m

4. balloon:

balloon, a. balloon flask

matraz m

II.balloon [Am bəˈlun, Brit bəˈluːn] VB intr

1. balloon AVIAT:

balloon

ir en globo

to go ballooning

(ir a) pasear en globo

2. balloon (swell):

balloon

hincharse

barrage balloon in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for barrage balloon in the English»Spanish Dictionary

barrage [ˈbærɑ:ʒ, Am bəˈrɑ:ʒ] N

1. barrage MIL:

barrage

cortina f de fuego

2. barrage fig of questions, complaints:

barrage

aluvión m

3. barrage Brit (barrier):

barrage

barrera f

I.balloon [bəˈlu:n] N

balloon

globo m

Phrases:

to go down like a lead balloon

fracasar estrepitosamente

II.balloon [bəˈlu:n] VB intr

balloon

inflarse

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Although its eventual explosion is often attributed to a burning barrage balloon, this fire was put out.

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Initial parachute jumps were from a converted barrage balloon and finished with five jumps from an aircraft.

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Many bombers were equipped with devices to cut barrage balloon cables.

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Training consisted of an initial parachute jump from a converted barrage balloon and finished with five jumps from an aircraft.

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