el
masculine
/bombaɾˈðeo/
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Translation
bombing
Word origin
From bombardear ('to bombard'), from bombarda, an early cannon, ultimately from Latin bombus ('a booming sound').
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- bombus
- English cognates
- bomb, bombard
Grammar
Gendermasculine
Pluralbombardeos
Examples
.
The bombing lasted all night.
Muchas huyeron .
Many families fled the city after the bombing.
.
The museum was destroyed during a bombing.
amanecer.
The planes began the bombardment at dawn.
constante periodistas.
She faced a constant barrage of questions from the journalists.
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