bombshell — Dizionario inglese

Sostantivo

1. Any grenade, mortar shell, or artillery shell (hollow metal object) containing a charge that can explode.

   Uso

   • storico

   Sinonimi

   bomb[Appendix:Glossary

2. Something that is very surprising, shocking, amazing or sensational.

   Uso

   • figurato

   Esempi

   "This—this is a bombshell!" exclaimed the Colonel. "What does it mean?" "Politics," replied Carrados tersely.

   Singer and Jeffreys had focused their attention on cancer risk, but the bombshell of the report was the danger to children.

   Altri esempi (1)

   U.S. President Donald Trump’s bombshell proposal to take over the Gaza Strip and relocate its Palestinian inhabitants has made the forced transfer of populations – a war crime – a policy discussion, galvanizing Arab states.

3. Someone who is very attractive; a sex symbol.

   Uso

   • broadly

   Esempi

   Diana Dors, the 1950s blonde bombshell

   Altri esempi (1)

   The singer once identified by her shock of green hair has gone blonde and full bombshell, swapping her trademark sweats for a style more domme than deb: pink Gucci corset and skirt over Agent Provocateur skivvies, accessorized with latex gloves and leggings.

Sostantivo

1. an entertainer who has a sensational effect

   Termini più generali

   entertainer

   Esempi

   she was a blonde bombshell

2. a shocking surprise

   Sinonimi

   thunderboltthunderclap

   Termini più generali

   surprise

   Esempi

   news of the attack came like a bombshell

3. an explosive bomb or artillery shell

   Termini più generali

   bomb