bomb

1 noun explosive devicebuama masc4 c m ubomb attack ionsaí buama 2 verb MIL attack with bombs TRANSITIVEbuamáil verb c m u

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3 verb informal move fast INTRANSITIVEréab verb c m uwe were bombing along in the car bhíomar ag réabadh linn sa charrhe went bombing past me chuaigh sé tharam ar nós na gaoithe, chuaigh sé ag réabadh tharam 4 verb informal fail INTRANSITIVEthe film bombed badly theip go dona ar an scannánthey bombed completely in the second half theip glan orthu sa dara leath, ní dhearna siad aon mhaith sa dara leath

phrases

to cost a bomb

informal it costs a bomb tá sé thar a bheith costasach, tá sé an-daor

to go down a bomb

informal they're going down a bomb tá an-tóir orthu, tá ag éirí go geal leo

to go like a bomb

informal 1 be successfulthey're going like a bomb tá siad ag déanamh go han-mhaith, tá ag éirí go geal leo 2 move fastimeacht ar nós na gaoithe

to look like a bomb has hit it

the kitchen looked like a bomb had hit it bhí an chistin ina cíor thuathail, bhí an chistin bunoscionn

to make a bomb

informal do shaibhreas a dhéanamhna múrtha a shaothrúd'fhortún a dhéanamh

to be the bomb

informal this phone is the bomb tá an fón seo ar fheabhas, tá an fón seo go diail

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