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Pronunciation / Transliteration: disparar
"Os preços dos alimentos dispararam no mês passado."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
1 sense- 1
To increase very quickly and suddenly by a large amount.
"Housing prices in the downtown area have skyrocketed over the past year."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the noun skyrocket, first recorded in the late 18th century, combining 'sky' and 'rocket' to describe the explosive and rapid upward flight of pyrotechnics. By the mid-20th century, the term metaphorical shifted to describe any sudden, dramatic increase in prices, values, or levels.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Skyrocket" is said worldwide
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flamber
Transliteration: flamber
"Les prix des carburants ont flambé cette semaine."
in die Höhe schnellen
Transliteration: in die Hoehe schnellen
"Die Mieten in der Großstadt sind in die Höhe schnellt."
impennarsi
Transliteration: impennarsi
"I prezzi delle case si sono impennati quest'anno."
dispararse
Transliteration: dispararse
"El costo de vida se ha disparado considerablemente."
disparar
Transliteration: disparar
"Os preços dos alimentos dispararam no mês passado."
तेजी से बढ़ना
Transliteration: teji se badhana
"महंगाई तेजी से बढ़ गई है।"
飙升
Transliteration: biāoshēng
"房价急剧飙升。"
치솟다
Transliteration: chisotda
"물가가 하늘 높은 줄 모르고 치솟았다."
急騰する
Transliteration: kyūtō suru
"物価が急騰している。"
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