boomerang

boomerang

traditional V-shaped model

boo·mer·ang

 (bo͞o′mə-răng′)

n.

1. A flat, curved, usually wooden missile configured so that when hurled it returns to the thrower.

2. A statement or course of action that backfires.

intr.v. boo·mer·anged, boo·mer·ang·ing, boo·mer·angs

To have the opposite effect from the one intended; backfire.

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[Dharuk bumarin^y.]

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boomerang

(ˈbuːməˌræŋ)

n

1. (Arms & Armour (excluding Firearms)) a curved flat wooden missile of native Australians, which can be made to return to the thrower

2. an action or statement that recoils on its originator

vb

(intr) to recoil or return unexpectedly, causing harm to its originator; backfire

[C19: from a native Australian language]

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boo•mer•ang

(ˈbu məˌræŋ)
n.

1. a bent or curved piece of tough wood used by the Australian Aborigines as a throwing club, one form of which can be thrown so as to return to the thrower.

2. something, as a scheme or argument, that does injury to the originator.

v.i.

3. to come back or return, as a boomerang.

4. to cause harm to the originator; backfire.

[1820–30; < Dharuk būmarin^y]

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boomerang

Past participle: boomeranged
Gerund: boomeranging

Imperative

boomerang

boomerang

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	boomerang - a curved piece of wood; when properly thrown will return to thrower throw stick, throwing stick kiley, kylie - an Australian boomerang; one side flat and the other convex projectile, missile - a weapon that is forcibly thrown or projected at a targets but is not self-propelled Australia, Commonwealth of Australia - a nation occupying the whole of the Australian continent; Aboriginal tribes are thought to have migrated from southeastern Asia 20,000 years ago; first Europeans were British convicts sent there as a penal colony
	2.	boomerang - a miscalculation that recoils on its maker backfire miscalculation, misestimation, misreckoning - a mistake in calculating
Verb	1.	boomerang - return to the initial position from where it came; like a boomerang return - go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before; "return to your native land"; "the professor returned to his teaching position after serving as Dean"

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boomerang

verb rebound, backfire, come home to roost The trick boomeranged, though.

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boomerang

verb

To produce an unexpected and undesired result:

backfire.

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Translations

bumerang

boomerang

Bumerang

μπούμερανγκ

bumerangi

boomerang

bumeráng

bumerang

bjúgverpill, búmerang

boomerangbumerangritorcersi

ブーメラン

bumerangas

bumerangs

bumerang

bumerang

бумеранг

bumerang

bumerang

bumerang

回飞镖

boomerang

[ˈbuːməræŋ]

A. N → bumerang m

B. ADJ → contraproducente, contrario a lo que se esperaba

C. VI (fig) (= backfire) → resultar contraproducente, tener el efecto contraproducente al buscado (on para) it boomeranged on him → le salió el tiro por la culata

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boomerang

[ˈbuːməræŋ]

n → boomerang m

vi [action] → faire boomerang
to boomerang on sth → retomber sur qchboom town n → ville f en plein expansion

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boomerang

n (lit, fig) → Bumerang m; to have a boomerang effect → einen Bumerangeffekt haben

vi (fig inf, words, actions) → wie ein Bumerang zurückkommen (on zu)

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boomerang

[ˈbuːməræŋ]

1. n → boomerang m inv

2. vi (fig) → avere effetto contrario
to boomerang on sb → ritorcersi contro qn

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boomerang

(ˈbuːməraŋ) noun

a curved piece of wood used by Australian aborigines which, when thrown, returns to the thrower. boemerang قَوْسٌ خَشَبِيَّةٌ مُرْتَدَّةٌ إلى راميها бумеранг bumerangue bumerang der Bumerang boomerang μπούμεραγκ bumerán bumerang بومرنگ bumerangi boomerangבומרנג बूमरैंग, आस्ट्रेलिया के आदिवासियों द्वारा प्रयुक्त एक मुड़ा हुआ बाण जो फेंकने वाले के पास लौट आता है bumerang bumeráng bumerang bjúgverpill, búmerang boomerang ブーメラン 부메랑 bumerangas bumerangs bumerang boemerangbumerang bumerang بومرنګ bumerangue bume­rang бумеранг bumerang bumerang bumerang bumerang ไม้ที่มีลักษณะโค้งแบน เมื่อขว้างไปแล้วจะย้อนกลับมาหาผู้ขว้าง bumerang 回力鏢 бумеранг آسٹریلوی باشندوں ایک ہتھیار جو پھینکنے والے کے پاس واپس آ جاتا ہے vũ khí bumơrang 回飞镖

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