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1 explode
[ik'spləud] 1. verb1) (to (cause to) blow up with a loud noise: The bomb exploded; The police exploded the bomb where it could cause no damage.) εκρήγνυμαι,(ανα)τινάζω/-ομαι2) (suddenly to show strong feeling: The teacher exploded with anger; The children exploded into laughter.) ξεσπώ,σκάζω3) (to prove (a theory etc) wrong.) τινάζω στον αέρα•- explosive 2. noun((a) material that is likely to explode: gelignite and other explosives.) εκρηκτική ύλη -
2 misfire
1) ((of a gun, bomb etc) to fail to explode or catch fire.) (για πυροβόλα όπλα)παθαίνω αφλογιστία2) ((of a motor engine) to fail to ignite properly.) δεν παίρνω μπρος3) ((of a plan etc) to go wrong.) πέφτω στο κενό -
3 detonate
['detəneit](to (cause to) explode violently: This device detonates the bomb.) πυροκροτώ,εκπυρσοκροτώ- detonator -
4 fuse
I 1. [fju:z] verb1) (to melt (together) as a result of great heat: Copper and tin fuse together to make bronze.) (συν)τήκω, συγχωνεύω2) ((of an electric circuit or appliance) to (cause to) stop working because of the melting of a fuse: Suddenly all the lights fused; She fused all the lights.) καίω,καίγομαι2. noun(a piece of easily-melted wire included in an electric circuit so that a dangerously high electric current will break the circuit and switch itself off: She mended the fuse.) ασφάλεια ηλεκτρικού κυκλώματος- fusionII [fju:z] noun(a piece of material, a mechanical device etc which makes a bomb etc explode at a particular time: He lit the fuse and waited for the explosion.) φιτίλι
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