blast

blast
blast [blα:st]
1. noun
   a. ( = sound) [of bomb] explosion f ; [of whistle, car horn] bruit m strident
► at full blast (inf)
the radio was on at full blast la radio braillait (inf)
• the heating was on at full blast le chauffage était au maximum
   b. ( = explosion) explosion f ; ( = shock wave) [of bomb] souffle m
• blast victims victimes fpl de l'explosion
• blast of air jet m d'air
2. transitive verb
   a. (with explosive) [+ rocks] faire sauter
• to blast a hole in sth faire un trou dans qch avec des explosifs
   b. ( = shoot) he blasted the policeman with a shotgun il a tiré sur le policier avec un fusil de chasse
3. exclamation
(British) (inf)
la barbe ! (inf)
4. compounds
► blast furnace noun haut fourneau m
► blast-off noun mise f à feu
► blast off intransitive verb
[rocket] être mis à feu
► blast out (inf)
1. intransitive verb
[music, radio] brailler (inf)
2. separable transitive verb
[+ song, tune] brailler (inf)
* * *
[blɑːst], US [blæst] 1.
noun
1) (explosion) explosion f
2) (gust) rafale f
3) (air current from explosion) souffle m (from de)
4) (noise) (on trumpet) sonnerie f; (on whistle, car horn) coup m

to give a blast on — faire sonner [trumpet]; donner un coup de [whistle, carhorn]

he plays his records at full blast — il écoute ses disques à plein volume

2.
(colloq) exclamation zut! (colloq)
3.
transitive verb
1) (blow up) faire sauter [building]; dynamiter [rockface]

to blast a hole in a wall — percer un mur à l'explosif

2) (damage) [wind] endommager [tree]; [frost, disease] détruire [crop]
3) (colloq) (criticize) descendre [quelqu'un/quelque chose] en flammes (colloq)
4.
intransitive verb
1) (in mining) utiliser des explosifs

to blast through something — faire sauter quelque chose à l'explosif

2) (make a noise) [trumpets] retentir
Phrasal Verbs:

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