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faire boule de neige

catch on fire, gather momentum, grow rapidly, have a ripple effect, have a snowball effect, snowball, spread like wildfire

  • l’idée a fait boule de neige - the idea caught on fire
  • la campagne de publicité a fait boule de neige - the advertising campaign gathered momentum
  • le soutien à notre cause fait boule de neige - support for our cause is growing rapidly
  • cela pourrait faire un effet boule de neige - this could have a ripple (snowball) effect
  • démontrer comment une mauvaise décision peut faire boule de neige - show how a bad decision can snowball
  • les nouvelles ont fait boule de neige - the news spread like wildfire

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Date Modified: 2015-10-15

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