WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:
| Principal Translations |
| explotar⇒ vi | (explosionar) | go off vi phrasal |
| | | explode⇒, burst⇒ vi |
| | (formal) | detonate⇒ vi |
| | (informal) | blow up vi phrasal insep |
| | Las bombas explotaban por toda la ciudad. |
| | Bombs went off all round the city. |
| explotar vtr | (utilizar de forma abusiva) | exploit⇒ vtr |
| | | use unfairly vtr + adv |
| | Esa empresa explota a sus trabajadores. |
| | That company is exploiting the workers. |
| explotar vtr | (mina: extraer recursos) | work⇒, exploit⇒ vtr |
| | | take advantage of v expr |
| | | make use of v expr |
| | Los habitantes del pueblo explotaron la mina de oro por 50 años. |
| | The townspeople worked the gold mine for 50 years. |
| explotar vtr | (negocio: obtener utilidad) | make use of v expr |
| Additional Translations |
| explotar vi | figurado (emociones: estallar violentamente) (figurative) | explode⇒ vi |
| | (sudden rage or anger) | fly off the handle v expr |
| | José aguantó el berrinche de su jefe durante un rato, pero luego explotó de rabia. |
| | He put up with his boss' tantrum for a while but then just exploded with rage |
WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:
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