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BLOCKBUSTER [2 records]

Record 1 2023-07-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Cinematography
DEF

A movie which is a huge financial success.

OBS

In common usage, a "blockbuster" is a movie that has a box-office of more than $100 million upon release in North America.

Key term(s)
  • block buster movie
  • block buster

French

Domaine(s)
  • Cinématographie
DEF

Film [...] qui bénéficie d'un gros budget et d'une vaste couverture médiatique et dont on attend un grand succès commercial.

OBS

grosse machine : désignation publiée au Journal officiel de la République française le 15 septembre 2006.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Cinematografía
CONT

La nueva y esperadísima película del director es todo un taquillazo [...]

OBS

éxito de taquilla; taquillazo; exitazo: La Fundación del Español Urgente (Fundéu BBVA), con el asesoramiento de la Real Academia Española, indica que las expresiones "éxito de taquilla" y "éxito de ventas" son alternativas adecuadas al anglicismo "blockbuster" [...] Además, como variantes estilísticas coloquiales, también es posible optar, según el contexto, por los términos "taquillazo", "exitazo" [...]

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Record 2 2000-06-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Bombs and Grenades
DEF

A large, aerial bomb that can demolish a large area.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Bombes et grenades
DEF

Grosse bombe aérienne de 5 à 8 tonnes utilisée dans la guerre pour destructions massives

Spanish

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