la
feminine
/ˈbomba/
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Translation
bomb
Word origin
From Latin bombus ('a booming, humming sound'), from Greek bombos, of imitative origin. The same root gives English bomb and bombard.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- bombus
- English cognates
- bomb, bombard
Grammar
Genderfeminine
Pluralbombas
Examples
explotado.
They found a bomb that had not exploded.
causó muchos .
The bomb caused a lot of damage.
concierto.
We had a smashing night at the concert.
.
The car pump stopped working in the middle of the journey.
Lanzó .
She dropped the news like a bomb during the family meeting.
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