pasarlo bomba: meaning & examples

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Language: Spanish

Meanings:

  • 1.

    SpainLatin Americainformalcolloquial
    • Figuratively, to have an excellent time; to have a blast.

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    • En la fiesta de anoche lo pasé bomba bailando hasta el amanecer con mis amigos.

      At last night's party, I had a blast dancing until dawn with my friends.

    • ¿Quieres venir al parque de diversiones? Seguro que lo pasarás bomba con todas las atracciones.

      Do you want to go to the amusement park? I'm sure you'll have a blast with all the rides.

    • Cuando fuimos al concierto, lo pasamos bomba porque la banda tocó todas nuestras canciones favoritas.

      When we went to the concert, we had a blast because the band played all our favorite songs.

  • 2.

    SpainLatin Americainformal
    • Literal: a playful, nonliteral phrase combining 'pasarlo' with 'bomba' ('bomb'), used only idiomatically to intensify the sense of enjoyment.

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    • Aunque la expresión suena literal, 'pasarlo bomba' se usa solo idiomáticamente para expresar mucha diversión.

      Although the expression sounds literal, 'pasarlo bomba' is only used idiomatically to express a lot of fun.

    • No digas que vas a 'pasarlo bomba' en la reunión si no te gusta socializar, es solo una frase coloquial.

      Don't say you're going to 'have a blast' at the meeting if you don't like socializing, it's just a colloquial phrase.

    • El título del artículo era 'Cómo pasarlo bomba en vacaciones' y ofrecía consejos para disfrutar al máximo.

      The article's title was 'How to have a blast on vacation' and offered tips to enjoy to the fullest.

    • Los niños escucharon que iban a 'pasarlo bomba' en el parque y se emocionaron mucho antes de salir de casa.

      The children heard they were going to 'have a blast' at the park and got very excited before leaving home.

Examples:

  • ES: - iremos a divertirnos juntos, a pasarlo bomba.
    EN: - Oui, voilà!
  • ES: Vamos a pasarlo bomba esta noche.
    EN: We're gonna have a shine tonight.
  • ES: Debiste de pasarlo bomba de niño.
    EN: You must've had a fun childhood.
  • ES: Ven, bonita, vamos a pasarlo bomba en el sofá.
    EN: Oh, ducky, let's have fun on the sofa.
  • ES: Solíamos pasarlo bomba.
    EN: We used to have so much fun.
  • ES: Sí, vamos a pasarlo bomba.
    EN: Yeah, let's have a ball.
  • ES: Uy, ¡eso sí que es pasarlo bomba!
    EN: There, they have real mussels!
  • ES: Pues ve a pasarlo bomba con Andre.
    EN: Okay, why don't you go chill balls with your buddy Andre?
  • ES: Vamos a pasarlo bomba.
    EN: We're doing coupons.
  • ES: O al menos a pasarlo bomba intentándolo.
    EN: Or at least have an amazing time trying.

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