full blast: meaning & examples

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Language: English

Meanings:

  • 1.

    USUKGlobalinformalliteral
    • At maximum loudness or intensity, especially of sound.

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    • The music was blasting full blast at the party, and neighbors started to complain.

      The music was playing at maximum loudness at the party, and neighbors started to complain.

    • She turned the vacuum cleaner on full blast to clean up the mess quickly.

      She turned the vacuum cleaner on maximum power to clean up the mess quickly.

    • He could hear the air conditioner running full blast all night, which kept the room cool.

      He could hear the air conditioner running at full intensity all night, which kept the room cool.

    • The speakers were set to full blast during the outdoor concert, making the sound loud and clear.

      The speakers were set to maximum volume during the outdoor concert, making the sound loud and clear.

  • 2.

    USUKGlobalinformalfigurative
    • Operating, working, or proceeding at maximum power, speed, effort, or capacity.

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    • The factory machines were running full blast to meet the urgent order deadline.

      The factory machines were operating at maximum capacity to meet the urgent order deadline.

    • Our team worked full blast all week to finish the project before the client’s visit.

      Our team worked at maximum effort all week to finish the project before the client’s visit.

    • If we want to win the game, we need to go full blast from the very first minute.

      If we want to win the game, we need to operate at full intensity from the very first minute.

Examples:

  • EN: - He's got the radio on full blast.
    ES: - Tiene la radio atronando.
  • EN: Not if he lets this sand storm blow full blast!
    ES: No si deja que se desate esta tormenta de arena.
  • EN: Turn the runway lights up full blast.
    ES: Máxima iluminación en pista.
  • EN: I left the air conditioning on full blast.
    ES: He dejado el aire a toda marcha.
  • EN: Just getting up in the 30s, and full blast on all cylinders.
    ES: Apenas en sus 30 años, y andando con todos los cilindros.
  • EN: - Took the full blast.
    ES: - Le explotó encima.
  • EN: Your department is going full blast, isn't it?
    ES: -Sí. Su departamento trabaja mucho, ¿verdad?
  • EN: Mister Norman Maine, America's prince charming... was apprehended driving an ambulance down Wilshire Blvd. With a siren going full blast.
    ES: El señor Norman Maine, el príncipe encantado de América fue detenido mientras conducía una ambulancia por Wilsar Boulevard, y con la sirena a todo gas.
  • EN: - Then she put on the radio full blast.
    ES: - Luego puso la radio a todo volumen.
  • EN: You can see, the joint is running full blast.
    ES: Ya lo ves, el garito está a tope.
  • EN: The Japs kept jamming our radio, so we never knew what was going on, and the rumor factory was going full blast.
    ES: Los japoneses nos bloqueaban el teléfono, por eso no sabía qué estaba pasando, y los rumores iban en aumento.
  • EN: Ran into them in limehouse I did, singing and praying and collecting, full blast
    ES: Cantamos, rezamos y hacemos colectas siempre.
  • EN: Mister Norman Maine, America's prince charming... was apprehended driving an ambulance down Wilshire Blvd. With a siren going full blast.
    ES: El señor Norman Maine, el príncipe encantado de América fue detenido mientras conducía una ambulancia por Wilsar Boulevard, y con la sirena a todo gas.
  • EN: - Then she put on the radio full blast.
    ES: - Luego puso la radio a todo volumen.
  • EN: You can see, the joint is running full blast.
    ES: Ya lo ves, el garito está a tope.
  • EN: The Japs kept jamming our radio, so we never knew what was going on, and the rumor factory was going full blast.
    ES: Los japoneses nos bloqueaban el teléfono, por eso no sabía qué estaba pasando, y los rumores iban en aumento.
  • EN: Ran into them in limehouse I did, singing and praying and collecting, full blast
    ES: Cantamos, rezamos y hacemos colectas siempre.
  • EN: Boys were going full blast, we wewe working from midnightto 17:00, we were going 24 hours for the rest of the week...
    ES: La fábrica funcionaba al máximo. El sábado hasta la medianoche. El resto de la semana, 24h al día.
  • EN: Or we could turn on the shower full blast.
    ES: O darnos una ducha de agua fría.
  • EN: They go along wheel-to-wheel, wide open, going full blast.
    ES: Van codo con codo, a toda velocidad.

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