What does exploser in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word exploser in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use exploser in French.

The word exploser in French means explode, shoot up, explode, blow up, burst out, smash to smithereens, smash yourself up, kill, murder, blow out of the water, blow up in 's face, blow up in 's face, blow up in 's face, blow up at, blow your credit, debunk a myth, dispel a myth, shatter a myth. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word exploser

explode

verbe intransitif (éclater)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
Une bombe a explosé près d'une école. La fusée a explosé peu après son décollage.
The rocket blew up shortly after take-off.

shoot up

verbe intransitif (familier (augmenter fortement)

(phrasal verb, intransitive: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning and not taking direct object--for example, "make up" [=reconcile]: "After they fought, they made up.")
L'endettement des ménages a explosé ces derniers temps.
Household debt has shot up recently.

explode

verbe intransitif (figuré (exprimer une vive émotion) (figurative)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
L'assistance a explosé de joie à l'annonce de la libération des otages.
Those present exploded with joy at the news that the hostages were being freed.

blow up, burst out

verbe intransitif (figuré (s'énerver) (figurative)

(phrasal verb, intransitive: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning and not taking direct object--for example, "make up" [=reconcile]: "After they fought, they made up.")
Il s'est retenu durant la réunion mais a explosé tout de suite après !
He held back during the meeting, but blew up straight after.

smash to smithereens

verbe transitif (familier (casser en morceaux) (informal)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Elle a explosé son vase en le faisant tomber de la table.
She smashed her vase to smithereens when she knocked it off the table.

smash yourself up

verbe pronominal (familier (se faire très mal en chutant) (informal)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Je me suis explosée en vélo à cause de la route glissante.
I smashed myself up on my bike because the road was slippery.

kill, murder

verbe transitif (familier (massacrer) (informal, figurative)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Si tu continues à m'importuner, je t'explose !
If you keep bothering me, I'm going to kill you!

blow out of the water

verbe transitif (familier (dépasser) (informal, figurative)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Ce commercial a explosé ses objectifs cette année.
That sales rep has blown his targets out of the water this year.

blow up in 's face

locution verbale (figuré (surprendre négativement) (informal, figurative)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

blow up in 's face

locution verbale (familier, figuré (surprendre vilement) (figurative: nasty surprise)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

blow up in 's face, blow up at

locution verbale (vulgaire, figuré (interpeller négativement) (figurative: anger)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

blow your credit

locution verbale (familier (Télécommunications) (mobile phone: slang)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
En téléphonant à mon copain en Allemagne, j'ai explosé mon crédit !
ⓘCette phrase n'est pas une traduction de la phrase originale. I blew my credit on phoning my boyfriend in Germany.

debunk a myth, dispel a myth

locution verbale (figuré (démonter une légende)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

shatter a myth

locution verbale (figuré (descendre une aura)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Les dernières révélations ont explosé le mythe de ce coureur cycliste.

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