bombshell

English

Noun

bombshell (plural bombshells)

1. a bomb or artillery shell designed to explode on impact
2. something that is very surprising, shocking, amazing or sensational
3. (by extension) someone who is very attractive (compare sex symbol)

   Diana Dors, the "1950s blonde bombshell" ...

Translations

a bomb or artillery shell designed to explode on impact

• French: bombe (fr) f, obus (fr) m
• German: Bombe (de) f
• Greek: οβίδα (el) (ovída) f

• Icelandic: sprengja (is) f, sprengikúla (is) f
• Italian: bomba (it) f, granata (it) f
• Portuguese: bomba (pt) f, granada (pt) f
• Russian: бомба (ru) (bómba) f, снаряд (ru) (snarjád) m

something that is very surprising, shocking, amazing or sensational

• Finnish: pommi (fi)
• French: surprise (fr) f, bombe (fr) f (colloquial)
• German: Bombe (de)
• Icelandic: óvænt atvik (is) n, (thunder from a clear sky) þruma úr heiðskíru lofti (is) f, stórviðburður (is) m, æsifréttaefni (is) n, æsifregn (is) f

• Italian: notizia clamorosa f
• Polish: sensacja (pl) f
• Portuguese: bomba (pt) f, sensação (pt) f
• Russian: сенсация (ru) (sensácija) f, бомба (ru) (bómba) f

someone who is very attractive

• Finnish: seksipommi (fi), povipommi (fi)
• French: bombe (fr) f (slang)
• German: Sexbombe (de) f
• Greek: σεξοβόμβα (el) (sexovómva) f

• Italian: schianto (it) m
• Russian: секс-бомба (ru) (sɛks-bómba) f
• Spanish: pibón (es)