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go ballistic
Language:
Meanings:
1.
General (English)
informal
colloquial
To become extremely angry, upset, or enraged, often reacting in an intense or uncontrolled way.
2.
General (English)
Aerospace terminology
technical
aerospace
To follow a ballistic trajectory after propulsion ceases, moving under the influence of gravity and inertia rather than powered guidance.
3.
General (English)
Military usage
military
slang
For a guided weapon or aerial vehicle to lose guidance or powered flight and continue on an unguided or largely uncontrolled path.
Examples:
EN:
I mean, he's gonna go ballistic.
ES:
Se pondrá furioso.
EN:
He'd go ballistic.
ES:
Perderá la cabeza.
EN:
My father's going to go ballistic on me.
ES:
Mi padre se va a venir balístico contra mí.
EN:
There were twice as many. He's going to go ballistic.
ES:
Se va a poner furioso.
EN:
- She'd go ballistic, wouldn't she?
ES:
- Se pondría como una fiera, ¿no es así? - Con todo el derecho.
EN:
But, you know Lois, she can go ballistic when she runs out of cream for her coffee.
ES:
Pero Lois se enfurece cuando no tiene crema para su café.
EN:
Vince is gonna go ballistic when he finds out we're gone.
ES:
¡Vince se pondrá furioso cuando descubra que escapamos!
EN:
If my dad found out I had this, he'd go ballistic.
ES:
Si mi padre se entera, me mata.
EN:
Donna, if you use this stuff to lobby your dad and your mother finds out, she'll go ballistic.
ES:
Donna, si usas esto para convencer a tu papá y tu mamá se entera, se pondrá furiosa.
EN:
My mom's gonna go ballistic when she sees this.
ES:
Mi mamá se enfadará cuando la vea.
EN:
But having her go ballistic...
ES:
Hacerla enfadar.
EN:
My parents are gonna go ballistic when I tell them we're getting married.
ES:
Mis padres se van a poner furiosos cuando les diga que nos vamos a casar.
EN:
If I tell you now what I dreamed, you'll go ballistic and burst from jealousy.
ES:
Si te cuento lo que he soñado, te vas a subir por las paredes - ¡y reventarás de celos!
EN:
- The old man will go ballistic.
ES:
El viejo se pondrá como una fiera.
EN:
If I tell you now what I dreamed, you'll go ballistic and burst from jealousy.
ES:
Si te cuento lo que he soñado, te vas a subir por las paredes - ¡y reventarás de celos!
EN:
- The old man will go ballistic.
ES:
El viejo se pondrá como una fiera.
EN:
If she's late, her mother will go ballistic. Can't you call her?
ES:
Y si su madre la emprende con ella porque ha llegado tarde ...¡tú no la conoces!
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