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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries폭탄
Pronunciation / Transliteration: poktan
"경찰이 폭탄을 해체했습니다."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A explosive device designed to detonate under specific conditions, causing destruction through blast, fragmentation, or heat.
"The experts safely defused the unexploded bomb found near the construction site."
- 1
To attack or destroy something using an explosive device, or figuratively, to fail badly.
"The comedian was worried he might bomb on stage during his first major performance."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the French bombe, which comes from the Italian bomba, ultimately tracing back to the Latin bombus (meaning a booming or humming sound, onomatopoeic in origin). It entered the English language in the late 16th century, initially referring to explosive artillery shells and later expanding to modern military and figurative uses.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Bomb" is said worldwide
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bombe
Transliteration: /bɔ̃b/
"La police a désamorcé la bombe."
Bombe
Transliteration: /ˈbɔmbə/
"Die Polizei entschärfte die Bombe."
bomba
Transliteration: /ˈbomba/
"Gli artificieri hanno disinnescato la bomba."
bomba
Transliteration: /ˈbomba/
"La policía desactivó la bomba."
bomba
Transliteration: /ˈbõbɐ/
"A polícia desativou a bomba."
बम
Transliteration: bam
"पुलिस ने बम को निष्क्रिय कर दिया।"
炸弹
Transliteration: zhàdàn
"警察拆除了炸弹。"
폭탄
Transliteration: poktan
"경찰이 폭탄을 해체했습니다."
爆弾
Transliteration: bakudan
"警察が爆弾を処理した。"
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