Sentence examples of "blew up" in English

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Their plans blew up when the war broke out. Leurs projects sont tombés à l'eau quand la guerre a éclaté.
The gas tank suddenly blew up. Le réservoir de gaz a soudainement explosé.
The gasoline truck ran into the gate and blew up. Le camion chargé d'essence percuta les portes et explosa.
The grenade blew up before the terrorist could throw it, and his arm was blown off! La grenade explosa avant que le terroriste ne puisse la jeter, et son bras fut déchiqueté !
The engineers blew up the bridge because it was about to collapse. Les ingénieurs ont fait exploser le pont, car il était sur le point de s'effondrer.
A warehouse full of illegal fireworks blew up and destroyed a whole city block. Un entrepôt plein de feux d'artifice a explosé et a détruit un pâté de maison entier.
The chapter on the Russian Revolution really blew me away. Le chapitre sur la révolution russe m'a vraiment affecté.
He blew out the candles on the cake. Il a soufflé les bougies du gâteau.
The wind blew hard. Le vent soufflait fort.
When John's neighbor saw John selling drugs, she blew the whistle on him. Quand la voisine de Jean le vit vendre de la drogue, elle le dénonça.
He blew on his fingers to make them warm. Il souffla sur ses doigts pour les réchauffer.
Three days passed, four days passed. The wind blew once, it rained twice. Trois jours passèrent. Le vent souffla une fois, il plut deux fois.
In the last typhoon, the wind blew at over 200 kilometers per hour! Dans le dernier typhon, le vent soufflé à plus de 200 kilomètres à l'heure !
He blew out the candle. Il souffla la bougie.
A whistle blew, and the boat slowly began to pull out of port. Au son du sifflet, le bateau commença à s'éloigner du port.
The wind blew harder yet when we reached the top of the hill. Le vent soufflait pourtant plus fort lorsque nous atteignîmes le sommet de la colline.
Two days ago the wind blew. Il y a deux jours, le vent soufflait.
The leaves blew away in the wind. Les feuilles s'envolèrent au vent.
Shit, I blew a fuse! Merde, j'ai fait sauter un fusible !
The wind blew her hat off. Le vent lui souffla son chapeau.
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