detonate

UK
/ˈdɛtəneɪt/
US
/ˈdɛtəˌneɪt/
detonateverb
detonated
Past Simple
detonated
Past Participle
detonating
Gerund
UK
/ˈdɛtəneɪt/
US
/ˈdɛtəˌneɪt/
Traducciones
The bomb detonated unexpectedly.
La bombe a explosé de façon inattendue.
faire exploser
The engineers detonated the charges to demolish the building.
Les ingénieurs ont fait exploser les charges pour démolir le bâtiment.
Traducciones adicionales
déclencherSurtout au sens figuré.
Definiciones
To explode or cause to explode with sudden violence.
The bomb squad was called in to safely detonate the suspicious package.
To set off or trigger an explosive device.
The engineers carefully detonated the charges to demolish the old building.
To initiate or trigger a sudden, intense reaction or upheaval (figurative).
The revelation of the documents detonated a political crisis.
Sinónimos
go off
set off