bombardear

v.

to bombard (also figurative).

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bombardear

► verbo transitivo

1 (con artillería) to bombard, shell; (desde el aire) to bomb

2 figurado to bombard

■ me bombardearon a preguntas they bombarded me with questions

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verb

1) to bomb, shell

2) bombard

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VT

1) (=lanzar bombas) [desde el aire] to bomb; [desde tierra] to bombard, shell

2) (=lanzar preguntas) to bombard (a, con with)

bombardear a algn a preguntas — to bombard sb with questions

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verbo transitivo

a) <territorio/ciudad> (desde avión) to bomb; (con artillería) to bombard, shell

me bombardearon a preguntas — they bombarded me with questions

b) <átomo> to bombard; <nubes> to seed

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= bombard, bomb, pelt, shell.

Ex. Librarians are bombarded by requests from vendors to use their services for ordering books.

Ex. The National Library of Bosnia and Herzegovina in Sarajevo was bombed and burnt out with the loss of 90 per cent of its stock.

Ex. Every day, Internet users are pelted with spam, hoaxes, urban legends, and scams - in other words, untrustworthy data.

Ex. The building had been shelled several times in the few days previous to the closing (by which I assume he meant mortar fire).

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* bombardear destruyendo completamente Algo = bomb to + the ground.

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verbo transitivo

a) <territorio/ciudad> (desde avión) to bomb; (con artillería) to bombard, shell

me bombardearon a preguntas — they bombarded me with questions

b) <átomo> to bombard; <nubes> to seed

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= bombard, bomb, pelt, shell.

Ex: Librarians are bombarded by requests from vendors to use their services for ordering books.

Ex: The National Library of Bosnia and Herzegovina in Sarajevo was bombed and burnt out with the loss of 90 per cent of its stock.

Ex: Every day, Internet users are pelted with spam, hoaxes, urban legends, and scams - in other words, untrustworthy data.

Ex: The building had been shelled several times in the few days previous to the closing (by which I assume he meant mortar fire).

* bombardear destruyendo completamente Algo = bomb to + the ground.

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bombardear [A1 ]

vt

1 ‹territorio/ciudad› (desde un avión) to bomb; (con artillería) to bombard, shell

me bombardearon a preguntas they bombarded me with questions

nos bombardearon con propaganda we were bombarded with propaganda

2 ‹átomo› to bombard

3 ‹nubes› to seed

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bombardear (conjugate bombardear) verbo transitivo (desde avión) to bomb;
(con artillería) to bombard, shell;

◊ me bombardearon a preguntas they bombarded me with questions

bombardear verbo transitivo to bomb, shell

'bombardear' also found in these entries:
English:
blitz
- bomb
- bombard
- shell
- dive

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bombardear vt

1. [con bombas] to bomb;

[con artillería] to bombard

2. [átomo] to bombard

3. [con preguntas, peticiones] to bombard;

la televisión bombardea a los niños con publicidad television bombards children with adverts

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bombardear

v/t desde el aire bomb; con artillería bombard

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bombardear vt

1) : to bomb

2) : to bombard

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bombardear vb

1. (desde el aire) to bomb

los aviones bombardearon el frente enemigo the planes bombed the enemy front

2. (con artillería, preguntas, acusaciones) to bombard

los niños bombardearon con preguntas al cantante the children bombarded the singer with questions