bombshell

English

Etymology

bomb +‎ shell

Noun

bombshell (plural bombshells)

1. A bomb or artillery shell designed to explode on impact.
2. (figurative) Something that is very surprising, shocking, amazing or sensational.
3. (by extension) Someone who is very attractive; sex symbol.

   Diana Dors, the 1950s blonde bombshell

Translations

a bomb or artillery shell designed to explode on impact

• Belarusian: бо́мба f (bómba), знара́д m (znarád)
• Bulgarian: бо́мба f (bómba), снаря́д (bg) m (snarjád)
• French: bombe (fr) f, obus (fr) m
• German: Bombe (de) f
• Greek: οβίδα (el) f (ovída)
• Icelandic: sprengja (is) f, sprengikúla f
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• Italian: bomba (it) f, granata (it) f
• Polish: pocisk (pl) m
• Portuguese: bomba (pt) f, granada (pt) f
• Russian: бо́мба (ru) f (bómba), снаря́д (ru) m (snarjád)
• Spanish: bomba (es) f, bombazo m
• Ukrainian: бо́мба (uk) f (bómba), снаря́д m (snarjád)

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 n, (thunder from a clear sky) þruma úr heiðskíru lofti f, stórviðburður m, æsifréttaefni n, æsifregn (is) f
• Italian: notizia clamorosa f
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• Polish: sensacja (pl) f
• Portuguese: bomba (pt) f, sensação (pt) f
• Russian: сенса́ция (ru) f (sensácija), бо́мба (ru) f (bómba)
• Spanish: bombazo m

someone who is very attractive

• Finnish: seksipommi (fi), povipommi (fi)
• French: bombe (fr) f (slang)
• German: Sexbombe (de) f
• Greek: σεξοβόμβα f (sexovómva)
• Hungarian: bombázó (hu), szexbomba
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• Irish: leadhb f, bean bhreá, spéirbhean f, stumpa m
• Italian: schianto (it) m
• Polish: seksbomba (pl) f
• Russian: секс-бо́мба (ru) f (sɛks-bómba)
• Spanish: pibón (es) m, bombón (es) m