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bomba

bomb

noun BOHM-bah Less Common
People & Society Military

Also means

pump

Usage Note

Bomba is feminine and covers both an explosive device (una bomba de relojería, a time bomb) and a mechanical pump (la bomba de agua, the water pump). The phrase pasarlo bomba (Spain) means to have a great time — a completely unrelated colloquial sense that surprises learners. The adjective/adverb bomba is invariable in that set phrase.

Examples

"La policía desactivó la bomba a tiempo."

Natural Translation

The police deactivated the bomb in time.

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