cohete
fireworks ; rocket.
This article gives examples of unusual forms of library promotion - rallies, comedy competitions, fun runs, fireworks.
The fighter pilot said he was ordered to fire a full salvo of rockets at the UFO moving erratically over the North Sea.
cohete espacial
space rocket
In many subjects we find a steady development from basic ideas to their most complex application, a good example being air travel: balloon, aircraft, space rockets.
cohete lanzadera
launch rocket
Sitting on top of a launch rocket waiting for somebody to push a button and send you hurtling off into outer space is a doddle when compared with diving.
cohetes [Todo aquello relacionado con los cohetes espaciales]
rocketry
The point being that these systems are very much in their infancy and have a long way to go before they reach the comparable sophistication of space probes and reusable rocketry.
ir como un cohete
zip
bucket
When you get the hang of filleting, you can zip through a pile of fish pretty quickly.
The driver whipped the horses into action, and I gripped the side rails of the chariot as we bucketed through the streets of Gebtu.
lanzador de cohetes
rocket launcher
Examples range from guns - revolvers, pistols, carbines, and assault rifles - to grenade launchers, anti-tank guns, rocket launchers, and anti-aircraft missile launchers.
no estar/ser (como) para tirar cohetes
be nothing to write home (to mom) about
He really does not have that great of a voice and his looks are nothing to write home to mom about.
no esta/ser para tirar cohetes
be no great shakes
My friends read my books not because they think I am any great shakes as a writer but simply because they know me.
no estar/ser para tirar cohetes
be nothing to shout about
be not much cop
The rooms are nothing to shout about, but it's a friendly place and has one of the neighborhood's best restaurants.
They are held in contempt by motor racing types because they are not much cop on circuits.
pasar como un cohete
whiz(z)
streak
zip + past
Scientist say that the mystery object from space that whizzed close by Earth yesterday was quite possibly an alien probe sent from another planet to study Earth.
The shouts and the fires grew dimmer behind them as they streaked down the valley at a suicidal pace, rattling and crashing over the bumps.
She abruptly jumped back as a car zipped past.
salir disparado como un cohete
shoot off
fly off
dart out (of)
The witness said that the cockpit of the ill-fated Boeing 737 shot off 'like a meteorite' when the plane hit the ground on its belly.
In fact, compact vehicles are flying off dealer lots at a clip not seen since the gas price hike during the summer of 2008.
It was there that my husband about jumped out of his skin when he saw a shadowy figure suddenly dart out of the kitchen.
