PHRASAL VERBS: blow up…to explode

Written By Sally Moore

The bomb will blow up in ten minutes! Run!

A bomba vai explodir em dez minutos! Correr!

If you don’t turn off the gas to the house, it’s going to blow up! Turn it off now!

Se você não desligar o gás da casa! vai explodir! Desligue-o agora!

Did you see the furnace blow up? That was terrifying!

Você viu a fornalha explodir? Isso foi assustador!

ENGLISH/PORTUGUESE VOCABULARY:

BLOW UP. This means to explode.

Sally Moore
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SIMILAR SOUNDING WORDS: boost, bust