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Estonian
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Noun
pommi
- genitive/partitive/illative singular of pomm
Finnish
Etymology
Borrowed from Swedish bomb, from French bombe.
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pommi
- bomb (device filled with explosives, used or intended as a weapon)
- (figuratively) bombshell (a surprising or shocking piece of news or information)
2022 March 4, Elina Väntönen, “Niinistö tapaa tänään Bidenin, ja se on itsessään merkittävä tuenosoitus – ja viesti Venäjälle”, in Helsingin Sanomat:Harva uskoo, että Washingtonin-vierailulta tulisi ”Nato-pommia” eli uutista, joka kertoisi Suomen mahdollisen Nato-jäsenyyden nytkähtäneen oleellisesti eteenpäin.- Few believe that the visit to Washington would yield the "NATO bombshell" - that is to say, news that Finland's NATO membership would have taken a decisive step forwards.
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