English-Spanish translations for explode

• explotar
  Los teléfonos móviles podían sobrecalentarse o incluso explotar durante el proceso de carga. Mobile phones could overheat or even explode during the charging process.
  Todo el lugar es una olla hirviendo muy inestable, que puede explotar fácilmente. The whole place is a highly unstable melting pot and could easily explode.
  ¿Cómo puede saber la Comisión qué tipo de salmonela explotará mañana? How can the Commission know what type of salmonella will explode onto the scene tomorrow?
• explosionar
• reventar

Definition of explode

• To destroy with an explosion
• To destroy violently or abruptly
• To create an exploded view of
• To disprove or debunk
• To blast, to blow up, to burst, to detonate, to go off
• To make a violent or emotional outburst
• To increase suddenly
• To break into several smaller strings by removing the separators
• To decompress that was previously imploded
• To open all doors and hatches on an automobile

Examples

• The assassin exploded the car by means of a car bomb
• They sought to explode the myth
• Explode the assembly drawing so that all the fasteners are visible
• The bomb explodes
• She exploded when I criticised her hat

Related words

• exploded
• unexploded
• exploded view
• unexploded shell