blast away
v.
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blast
(=explosion) explosion f
→ Nobody had been hurt in the blast.
a bomb blast une explosion
it was a blast from the past *
(=brought back memories) ça m'a ramené des années en arrière
→ It was a real blast from the past to see David
[+air] bouffée f
→ Blasts of cold air swept down from the mountains.
[+steam] jet m
[+wind] rafale f
→ icy blasts
→ A sudden blast of wind blew the lorry across the road.
[+whistle, horn] coup m
→ the loud blast of a horn
→ A blast of the referee's whistle signified the end of the match.
at full blast, full blast (adv)
(=at maximum)
[music, radio] à plein volume
→ A car passed with the music playing full blast.
→ She insists on having the radio on at full blast.
[heating] au maximum
→ We switched the central heating on full blast.
[+gun] coup m de feu
→ a shotgun blast
[shoot] abattre
→ Barnett was blasted with a sawn-off shotgun.
to blast sb to death abattre qn
→ a son who blasted his father to death
[+rock] faire sauter, faire exploser
→ They're using dynamite to blast the rocks.
(=propel) propulser
→ Toxic chemicals might be blasted into the atmosphere.
to blast a hole in sth faire un trou dans qch
→ Earlier two holes were blasted into the ship's hull.
excl (British) * zut! → Blast! I can't do anything with this.
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blast off
vi
[spaceship] décoller
blast furnace
n haut fourneau m
blast-off
n
[+rocket] lancement m
bomb blast
n
(=explosion) explosion f
→ The bomb blast sent shrapnel over a wide area.
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