blockbuster

== English == === Etymology === From block +‎ buster, referring originally to aerial bombs capable of destroying a whole block of buildings. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈblɒkˌbʌs.tə(ɹ)/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈblɑkˌbʌs.tɚ/ === Noun === blockbuster (plural blockbusters) A high-explosive bomb used for the purposes of demolishing extensive areas, such as a city block. (informal) Something, such as a film or book, that sustains exceptional and widespread popularity and achieves enormous sales, as opposed to a box office bomb. (informal) Something, especially an event or a film, book or other creative work, that is intended to achieve high sales (perhaps indicated by large budgets or high advertising spending) or that is conceived on a large or epic scale (slang) Anything very large or powerful; a whopper. A large firework of the firecracker type; an M-80. (US) One who engages in blockbusting (technique encouraging people to sell property). ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== ==== Translations ==== == Catalan == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from English blockbuster. === Noun === blockbuster m (plural blockbusters) blockbuster (film or book that sustains exceptional and widespread popularity and achieves enormous sales) == French == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from English blockbuster. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /blɔk.bys.tœʁ/, /blɔk.bœs.tœʁ/ === Noun === blockbuster m (plural blockbusters) blockbuster (film or book that sustains exceptional and widespread popularity and achieves enormous sales) == Polish == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from English blockbuster. First attested in 1997. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /blɔɡˈbas.tɛr/ Rhymes: -astɛr Syllabification: block‧bus‧ter === Noun === blockbuster m inan (film, television) blockbuster ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== === See also === bestseller === References === === Further reading === blockbuster in Polish dictionaries at PWN == Portuguese == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from English blockbuster. === Pronunciation === === Noun === blockbuster m (plural blockbusters) blockbuster (film or book that sustains exceptional and widespread popularity and achieves enormous sales) Synonym: arrasa-quarteirão === Further reading === “blockbuster”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from English blockbuster. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bloɡˈbasteɾ/ [bloɣ̞ˈβ̞as.t̪eɾ] Rhymes: -asteɾ === Noun === blockbuster m (plural blockbusters) blockbuster (film or book that sustains exceptional and widespread popularity and achieves enormous sales) Synonyms: taquillazo, bombazo ==== Usage notes ==== According to Royal Spanish Academy (RAE) prescriptions, unadapted foreign words should be written in italics in a text printed in roman type, and vice versa, and in quotation marks in a manuscript text or when italics are not available. In practice, this RAE prescription is not always followed.