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Meaning of bombshell in English

bombshell
noun
  informal
uk
/ˈbɒm.ʃel/ us
/ˈbɑːm.ʃel/

bombshell noun (NEWS)

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[ C usually singular ]
a sudden and often unpleasant piece of news:
drop a bombshell My sister dropped a bombshell by announcing she was leaving her job.
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bombshell noun (WOMAN)

[ C ]
a very attractive person:
a blonde bombshell
(Definition of bombshell from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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bombshell
noun [ C usually sing ]
us
/ˈbɑmˌʃel/
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a shocking piece of news:
He dropped a bombshell when he announced he would resign.
(Definition of bombshell from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
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in Chinese (Traditional)
消息, （常指令人不快的）出人意料的消息, 爆炸性新聞…
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消息, （常指令人不快的）出人意料的消息, 爆炸性新闻…
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in Spanish
bomba, bombazo, guapo…
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bomba, gostoso, gostosa…
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birini şaşırtan kötü haber, şaşırtıcı bilgi, belge…
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(véritable) bombe, bombe…
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een donderslag bij heldere hemel, seksbom…
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bomba, sexbomba…
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bombe, sexbombe…
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berita mengejutkan, wanita yang seksi…
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ข่าวไม่ค่อยดีที่ได้รับรู้อย่างปัจจุบันทันด่วน, ผู้หญิงที่มีเสน่ห์ทางเพศ…
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vấn đề làm xôn xao dư luận, người phụ nữ gợi tình…
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sensacja, bomba, seksbomba…
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bomb[nedslag], [sex]bomb…
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menggemparkan, perempuan seksi…
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die Bombe, ein Bombenweib…
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bombe, sexbombe…
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неймовірна новина, краля…
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невероятная новость…
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