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explosive [ɪk'spləʊsɪv]∎ figurative an explosive situation une situation explosive;∎ figurative an explosive combination un mélange explosif(b) Linguistics explosif2 noun∎ high explosive explosif m puissant(b) Linguistics explosive f►► explosive device dispositif m explosif;explosives expert expert(e) m,f en explosifs -
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A n1 explosif m ; to be charged with possessing explosives être inculpé de possession d'explosifs ;B adj1 [bomb, device, force] explosif/-ive ; [substance, mixture] explosible ;2 fig [situation, violence, temperament, issue] explosif/-ive ; -
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[-siv]adjective (likely to explode: Hydrogen is a dangerously explosive gas.) explosif -
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explosif m -
9 explosive situation
Pol., Mil. [Police] situation explosiveEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > explosive situation
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11 explosive decomposition
décomposition explosiveEnglish-French dictionary of labour protection > explosive decomposition
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14 explosive bullet
Mil. [Police] balle dum-dum [à fragmentation, créée par l'armée anglaise des Indes à Dum-Dum, vers 1890 Son usage fut prohibé par la Convention de La Haye de 1899]English-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > explosive bullet
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15 explosive device
Mil. [Police] engin explosif; bombeEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > explosive device
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17 explosive rivet
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18 explosive atmosphere
atmosphère explosibleEnglish-French dictionary of labour protection > explosive atmosphere
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19 explosive limit
limite d'explosibilitéEnglish-French dictionary of labour protection > explosive limit
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20 explosive mixture
mélange déflagrant, mélange inflammableEnglish-French dictionary of labour protection > explosive mixture
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Explosive — Ex*plo sive, n. 1. An explosive agent; a compound or mixture susceptible of a rapid chemical reaction, as {gunpowder}, {TNT}, {dynamite}, or {nitro glycerine}. [1913 Webster +PJC] 2. A sound produced by an explosive impulse of the breath;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Explosive — Ex*plo sive, a. [Cf. F. explosif.] Driving or bursting out with violence and noise; causing explosion; as, the explosive force of gunpowder. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
explosive — [adj] volatile, dangerous at the boiling point*, bursting, charged, consequential, convulsive, detonating, detonative, ebullient, eruptive, fiery, forceful, frenzied, fulminant, fulminating, hazardous, impetuous, meteoric, overwrought, perilous,… … New thesaurus
explosive — [ek splō′siv, iksplō′siv] adj. 1. of, causing, or having the nature of, an explosion 2. tending to explode; esp., tending to burst forth noisily 3. likely to explode, as in violence [an explosive situation] 4. Phonet. PLOSIVE n. 1. a substance… … English World dictionary
explosive — index ammunition, bomb, dangerous, disorderly, vehement, volatile Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
explosive — (adj.) 1660s, tending to explode, from L. explos (pp. stem of explodere; see EXPLOSION (Cf. explosion)) + IVE (Cf. ive). As a noun, from 1874 … Etymology dictionary
explosive — ► ADJECTIVE 1) able or likely to explode. 2) likely to cause an eruption of anger or controversy. 3) (of an increase) sudden and dramatic. ► NOUN ▪ a substance which can be made to explode. DERIVATIVES explosively adverb explosivenes … English terms dictionary
explosive — explosively, adv. explosiveness, n. /ik sploh siv/, adj. 1. tending or serving to explode: an explosive temper; Nitroglycerin is an explosive substance. 2. pertaining to or of the nature of an explosion: explosive violence. 3. likely to lead to… … Universalium
explosive — [[t]ɪksplo͟ʊsɪv[/t]] explosives 1) N VAR An explosive is a substance or device that can cause an explosion. ...one hundred and fifty pounds of Semtex explosive... There were traces of explosives in the bedroom. 2) ADJ GRADED Something that is… … English dictionary
explosive — 1 adjective 1 able or likely to explode: At high temperatures this gas is explosive. | explosive device (=a bomb) 2 an explosive situation is violent or dangerous: the explosive atmosphere of the inner cities 3 increasing suddenly or rapidly in… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English