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bombardear

to bomb

verb bohm-bahr-deh-AHR Rare

Origin: From French 'bombarder', from 'bombe' (bomb).

Also means

to bombard

Usage Note

Bombardear means to bomb or bombard militarily, but also figuratively to bombard someone with questions or messages (me bombardeó a preguntas). It is a regular -ar verb. The related noun is bombardeo (bombing, bombardment). The agent noun bombardero refers to a bomber aircraft or bomber pilot.

Examples

"Los aviones empezaron a bombardear la ciudad."

Natural Translation

The planes began to bomb the city.

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