How to Say "to bomb" in Spanish
The Spanish word for “to bomb” is “bombardear” — B1 level.
Examples
Los aviones empezaron a bombardear la base al amanecer.
The planes started to bomb the base at dawn.
Es terrible ver cómo bombardean edificios históricos.
It's terrible to see how they bomb historical buildings.
La ciudad fue bombardeada durante varios días seguidos.
The city was bombed for several days in a row.
Using 'a' with people
Even in military contexts, if you mention the specific people being bombed, you must use the 'personal a'. For example: 'Bombardearon a la población'.
A perfectly regular verb
Good news! This word follows all the standard rules for verbs ending in -ar. There are no surprise spelling changes.
Confusion with 'bombero'
Mistake: “Thinking it means 'to put out a fire'.”
Correction: A 'bombero' is a firefighter, but 'bombardear' is only about the bombs themselves, not the people who fight fires.
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