blow up

blow up
1) (to break into pieces, or be broken into pieces, by an explosion: The bridge blew up / was blown up.) volar, explotar, estallar
2) (to fill with air or a gas: He blew up the balloon.) inflar
3) (to lose one's temper: If he says that again I'll blow up.) perder los estribos
blow up vb
1. hacer volar / explotar
they blew up the bridge with dynamite volaron el puente con dinamita
2. hinchar / inflar
can you help me blow up the balloons? ¿me ayudas a hinchar los globos?
blow up vi
explode: estallar, hacer explosión
blow up vt
blast: volar, hacer volar
blow up
v.
soplar v.
volar (Detonar) v.
1) v + adv
a) (explode) \<\<bomb\>\> estallar, hacer* explosión; \<\<car\>\> saltar por los aires
b) (begin) \<\<wind/storm\>\> levantarse; \<\<conflict\>\> estallar

to blow up into something: the affair blew up into a major scandal — el caso terminó en un gran escándalo

c) (become angry) (colloq) explotar (fam)
2) v + o + adv, v + adv + o
a) \<\<mine/car\>\> volar*
b) \<\<balloon\>\> inflar
c) (colloq) \<\<incident\>\> exagerar, sacar* de quicio

it's been blown up out of all proportion — lo han sacado totalmente de quicio

d) \<\<photo\>\> ampliar*
1. VT + ADV
1) (=explode) [+ bridge etc] volar
2) (=inflate) [+ tyre etc] inflar, hinchar (Sp)
3) (=enlarge) [+ photo] ampliar
4) (=exaggerate) [+ event etc] exagerar

they blew it up out of all proportion — se exageró una barbaridad sobre eso, se sacó totalmente de quicio

5) * (=reprimand)

the boss blew the boy up — el jefe puso al chico como un trapo *

2. VI + ADV
1) [explosive] estallar, explotar; [container] estallar, reventar

his allegations could blow up in his face — con esas acusaciones le podría salir el tiro por la culata *

2) [storm] levantarse

it's blowing up for rain — con este viento tendremos lluvia

3) (fig)
a) [row etc] estallar

now something else has blown up — ahora ha surgido otra cosa

b) * (in anger) salirse de sus casillas *

to blow up at sb — perder los estribos con algn

* * *
1) v + adv
a) (explode) \<\<bomb\>\> estallar, hacer* explosión; \<\<car\>\> saltar por los aires
b) (begin) \<\<wind/storm\>\> levantarse; \<\<conflict\>\> estallar

to blow up into something: the affair blew up into a major scandal — el caso terminó en un gran escándalo

c) (become angry) (colloq) explotar (fam)
2) v + o + adv, v + adv + o
a) \<\<mine/car\>\> volar*
b) \<\<balloon\>\> inflar
c) (colloq) \<\<incident\>\> exagerar, sacar* de quicio

it's been blown up out of all proportion — lo han sacado totalmente de quicio

d) \<\<photo\>\> ampliar*

English-spanish dictionary. 2013.

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