Dec 1, 2003 17:44
20 yrs ago
English term
willeke
bombshell
Non-PRO
English to Dutch
Other
Then he drops his bombshells
Proposed translations
(Dutch)
| 4 +11 | een sensationele mededeling doen |
Miriam Linschoten, PhD (X)
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| 2 | met de deur in huis vallen, aap uit de mouw schudden,... |
Dirk Wouters
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Proposed translations
+11
5 mins
Selected
een sensationele mededeling doen
to drop a bombshell=een sensationele mededeling doen
van Dale
van Dale
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22 hrs
Dirk Wouters
Belgium
Belgium
Native in Dutch
Belgium
accurate, on time, all-round
Native in: Dutch (Variants: Belgian Dutch, Netherlands, Flemish, Belgian) 
, Flemish 
Works in: English to Dutch, Spanish to Dutch, Dutch to Spanish, and 3 more.
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met de deur in huis vallen, aap uit de mouw schudden,...
I think it depends very strongly on the context, means exactly what van dale says but can be translated by lots of expressions.
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