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nuke

UK
/njuːk/
US
/nuk/

Translations

nukenoun
nukes
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centrale nucléaire
The nuke provides electricity to the entire region.
La centrale nucléaire fournit de l'électricité à toute la région.
bombe nucléaire
The country agreed to dismantle its nukes as part of the peace treaty.
Le pays a accepté de démanteler ses bombes nucléaires dans le cadre du traité de paix.
Synonyms
missile
nuclear weapon
warhead
thermonuclear device
atomic bomb
nukeverb
nuked
Past Simple
nuked
Past Participle
nuking
Gerund
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réchauffer au micro-ondesFamilier.
I decided to nuke the leftovers for a quick dinner.
J'ai décidé de réchauffer les restes au micro-ondes pour un dîner rapide.
détruireSens figuré, notamment en contexte numérique.
The update accidentally nuked my entire photo library.
La mise à jour a accidentellement détruit toute ma photothèque.
Additional translations
nucléariserSens militaire, assez rare.
Synonyms
eradicate
decimate
exterminate
annihilate
obliterate
destroy
nukeadjective
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Used attributively before nouns in informal contexts (e.g., "nuke strike", "nuke plant").
The military discussed possible nuke strikes during the briefing.
L'armée a discuté de possibles frappes nucléaires pendant le briefing.
Synonyms
microwaved
incinerated
annihilated
obliterated
destroyed
nuked
irradiated
radiological
thermonuclear
atomic
nuclear

Definitions

nukenoun
A nuclear weapon, especially a bomb or missile that uses nuclear energy to cause an explosion.
The country agreed to dismantle its nukes as part of the peace treaty.
A nuclear power plant.
The nuke provides electricity to the entire region.
nukeverb
To attack or destroy with nuclear weapons.
The country threatened to nuke its adversary if provoked further.
To cook or heat something in a microwave oven.
I decided to nuke the leftovers for a quick dinner.
To destroy, erase, or disable something completely, especially in a non-literal or digital context.
The update accidentally nuked my entire photo library.
nukeadjective
Relating to nuclear weapons or energy; nuclear (used attributively).
The military discussed possible nuke strikes during the briefing.
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