explode in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for explode in the English»French Dictionary

I.explode [Brit ɪkˈspləʊd, ɛkˈspləʊd, Am ɪkˈsploʊd] VB trans

explode bomb

faire exploser

explode fig theory, argument, rumour, myth

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II.explode [Brit ɪkˈspləʊd, ɛkˈspləʊd, Am ɪkˈsploʊd] VB intr

1. explode lit:

explode bomb, gas, firework, gunpowder:

exploser

explode boiler, building, ship:

sauter

explode thunder:

gronder

2. explode fig (with anger):

explode person:

exploser

explode issue, controversy:

éclater

explode population:

exploser

to explode with rage

exploser

to explode with laughter

éclater de rire

the streets exploded into life

les rues s'animèrent subitement

the country exploded into civil war

la guerre civile a éclaté dans le pays

they exploded inf onto the rock music scene in 1977

ils ont fait irruption dans le monde du rock en 1977

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to explode on contact

exploser au contact (with de)

the engine could explode

le moteur pourrait exploser

Translations for explode in the French»English Dictionary

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exploser bombe, mine, appareil:

to explode

faire exploser bombe, mine

to explode

exploser colère, jalousie:

to explode

le pays va exploser

the country is going to explode

percuter contre obus:

to explode against

faire explosion

to explode

ça va faire boum!

it's going to explode

s'enflammer pays, peuple:

to explode

la chaudière menace d'exploser

the boiler could explode at any moment

éclater obus, pétard:

to explode

explode in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for explode in the English»French Dictionary

I.explode [ɪkˈspləʊd, Am -ˈsploʊd] VB intr

1. explode (blow up):

explode

exploser

explode tyre, ball

éclater

explode engine, plane

exploser

2. explode (burst):

explode

exploser

to explode into giggles

éclater de rire

to explode with [or in] anger

exploser de colère

to explode into a riot

dégénérer en révolte

II.explode [ɪkˈspləʊd, Am -ˈsploʊd] VB trans

1. explode (blow up):

explode

faire exploser

explode tyre, ball

faire éclater

2. explode (destroy):

explode theory

démonter

explode myth

détruire

Translations for explode in the French»English Dictionary

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exploser

to explode

éclater bombe

to explode

laisser éclater sa colère

to explode with anger

éclater

to explode

faire éclater qn

to make sb explode

éclater de colère/rage

to explode with anger/fury

péter

to explode

explode Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to explode into giggles

éclater de rire

to explode with [or in] anger

exploser de colère

to explode into a riot

dégénérer en révolte

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The next morning, a shipment of gunpowder, which is used to loosen rocky ground, explodes on a rail car.

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Using exploding targets can provide movie-like experiences such as exploding cars.

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When he picks it up, thinking it is a real child, it explodes in his arms.

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As a result, their breathe-gas explodes on contact with even trace amounts of radioactive metals, such as uranium.

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The minibus later explodes, causing further danger for the characters.

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Unfortunately, he had rigged the house to explode when she won and couldn't prevent it from happening.

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It seems to be logical that the residual fumes and gasoline did explode.

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The can exploded in the heat and 12 spectators required treatment for burns.

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The field has exploded in the last twenty years in terms of textbooks and research publications.

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It exploded in his hand, wounding him fatally, but his self-sacrifice meant that only two men of the section were slightly wounded.

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