blitz

BrE /blɪts/ AmE /blɪts/

noun / verb en → es

1 HISTORY [noun] C1

a series of air raids by enemy aircraft during a war, especially the bombing of London in World War II

blitz (no equivalent)

Collocations London Blitz

  • The London Blitz was a series of air raids by German bombers.

    El Blitz de Londres fue una serie de ataques aéreos por parte de los bombarderos alemanes.

2 SPORT [noun] B2

a short period of intense training or practice in one particular sport, skill, etc.

entrenamiento intensivo

Collocations football blitz

  • The team is going to do a three-day blitz on goalkeeping.

    El equipo va a hacer un entrenamiento intensivo de tres días en la portería.

3 ATTACK [transitive] C1

to attack or bomb a place suddenly and violently, especially with aircraft

atacar repentinamente y violentamente

  • blitz something
  • The army blitzed the city.

    El ejército atacó la ciudad repentinamente y violentamente.

1 WEB [transitive] B2

to search for information on a website or in an online database very quickly and efficiently, often using special software

buscar rápidamente y eficientemente en línea

  • blitz something
  • They blitzed the internet for information about the company.

    Buscaron rápidamente y eficientemente en línea información sobre la empresa.