explosion
1 noun especially MIL of bomb etcpléasc fem2 pléascadh masc they were killed in a car bomb explosion maraíodh iad nuair a phléasc buama i gcarrthey carried out a nuclear explosion phléasc siad buama núicléacha gas explosion pléascadh gáis 2 noun dramatic increasean explosion of creativity borradh cruthaitheachta, flosc cruthaitheachtaan explosion in oil prices méadú mór ar phraghsanna olathere was a population explosion in Ireland in the 1840s tháinig borradh mór ar an daonra in Éirinn sna 1840idíTaispeáin iontráil iomlán
3 noun of emotionthere was an explosion of anger from the crowd bhuail racht feirge an slua, spréach an slua le feargan explosion of joy burst through her líon a croí le haoibhneas 4 noun of light, colour, etcthe garden was an explosion of colours bhí gach dath faoin spéir le feiceáil sa ghairdínan explosion of light maidhm sholais, scaladh solais 5 noun sudden loud noisegleo masc4 callán masc1 pléasc fem2 an explosion of thunder rois toirní, plimp thoirní, blosc toirní 6 noun ASTRON of astral bodypléascadh masc pléasc fem2