blowup

n.

1. An explosion.
2. An outburst of temper.
3. A photographic enlargement.

Enlargement of written, printed, or pictorial materials by a photographic process. An advertiser may request a blowup of a print advertisement to be used as a poster in a point-of-purchase display or as a part of a television campaign. This technique lends continuity to the series of campaigns.

noun

1. A violent release of confined energy, usually accompanied by a loud sound and shock waves: blast, blowout, burst, detonation, explosion, fulmination. See explosion/collapse.
2. A sudden violent expression, as of emotion: access, burst, eruption, explosion, fit, flare-up, gust, outbreak, outburst. See explosion/collapse.

IN BRIEF: n. - A photographic print that has been enlarged; An unrestrained expression of emotion; A violent release of energy caused by a chemical or nuclear reaction.

Tutor's tip: After the first "blowup" (photo enlargement), we couldn't wait to "blow up" (to enlarge a photo) more photos.

Dansk (Danish)
n. - forstørrelse

Nederlands (Dutch)
uitvergroting, explosie, woedeaanval

Français (French)
n. - explosion, engueulade, prise de bec, (Phot) agrandissement

Deutsch (German)
n. - Vergrößerung, Explosion

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - ξέσπασμα, έκρηξη, (φωτογραφική) μεγέθυνση

Italiano (Italian)
esplosione

Português (Portuguese)
n. - ampliação (f) de foto, explosão (f) de raiva

Русский (Russian)
взрыв, вспышка

Español (Spanish)
n. - ampliación, estallido, escándalo

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - explosion, (vredes)utbrott

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
爆炸, 摄影放大, 叱责, 发怒

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 爆炸, 攝影放大, 叱責, 發怒

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 폭발, 격분, 확대

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 爆発, かんしゃく, けんか, 引き伸ばし

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) تكبير لصورة‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮תמונה מוגדלת, התפוצצות, התפרצות זעם‬

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