boomerang

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈbuːməræŋ/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈbuməˌræŋ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(bo̅o̅′mə rang′)

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boomerang n (stick: returns)bumerán nm
  (AmL)búmeran nm
 If you throw the boomerang correctly, it will come back to you.
boomerang⇒ vi figurative (recoil, come back)tener efecto bumerán loc verb
  (AmL)tener efecto búmeran loc verb
boomerang vi US, figurative (backfire: on [sb]) (coloquial)salir al revés loc verb
 Ian called the police, pretending to have committed a crime, but the prank boomeranged when they showed up to arrest him.
boomerang on [sb] vi US, figurative (backfire on) (coloquial)salirle al revés a loc verb + prep
  devolvérsele a v prnl + prep
 Jessica made one silly mistake and her plan boomeranged on her.
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'boomerang' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
rang
Spanish:
boomerang - bumerán - bumerang


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