explosive in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for explosive in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.explosive [Brit ɪkˈspləʊsɪv, ɛkˈspləʊsɪv, Am ɪkˈsploʊsɪv, ɪkˈsploʊzɪv] ADJ

1. explosive bomb, device, force, mixture:

explosive

esplosivo

2. explosive fig:

explosive situation, violence, issue

esplosivo

explosive temperament

collerico, irascibile

3. explosive PHON → plosive

II.explosive [Brit ɪkˈspləʊsɪv, ɛkˈspləʊsɪv, Am ɪkˈsploʊsɪv, ɪkˈsploʊzɪv] N

1. explosive:

explosive

esplosivo m

to be charged with possessing explosives

essere accusato di detenzione di esplosivi

2. explosive PHON → plosive

See also plosive

I.plosive [Brit ˈpləʊsɪv, ˈpləʊsɪz, Am ˈploʊzɪv] ADJ

plosive

esplosivo

II.plosive [Brit ˈpləʊsɪv, ˈpləʊsɪz, Am ˈploʊzɪv] N

plosive

occlusiva f

plosive

consonante f esplosiva

plastic explosive [Brit, Am ˈplæstɪk ɪkˈsploʊsɪv] N

plastic explosive

(esplosivo al) plastico m

high explosive [Brit, Am ˈˌhaɪ ɪkˈsploʊsɪv] N

high explosive

esplosivo m ad alto potenziale

Translations for explosive in the Italian»English Dictionary

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esplosivo

explosive

esplosivo

explosive

esplosivo

explosive

esplosivo

explosive

esplosivo ad alto potenziale

high explosive

esplosivo al plastico

plastic explosive

detonante

(detonating) explosive

tonante miscela

explosive

vulcanico temperamento

explosive

collerico temperamento

explosive

plastico

plastic explosive

ordigno esplosivo, incendiario

explosive, incendiary device

explosive in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for explosive in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.explosive [ɪks·ˈploʊ·sɪv] ADJ

explosive

esplosivo, -a

explosive device

ordigno esplosivo

an explosive situation

una situazione delicata

an explosive issue

un tema spinoso

to have an explosive temper

avere un carattere irascibile

II.explosive [ɪks·ˈploʊ·sɪv] N

explosive

esplosivo m

plastic explosive N

plastic explosive

esplosivo m (al) plastico

Translations for explosive in the Italian»English Dictionary

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detonante

explosive

detonante

explosive

esplosivo

explosive

esplosivo (-a)

explosive

plastico

plastic explosive

ordigno esplosivo

explosive device

explosive Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

explosive device

ordigno esplosivo

an explosive situation

una situazione delicata

an explosive issue

un tema spinoso

to have an explosive temper

avere un carattere irascibile

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

An explosive charge is a measured quantity of explosive material.

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She is the tomboy of the group and always gets herself in trouble due to her explosive temperament.

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They are often powered by a rocket motor or sometimes fired by an explosive charge, since the launching platform is typically stationary or moving slowly.

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When fired, the blank makes a flash and an explosive sound (report).

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The timing was right for such explosive growth.

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The rapidity with which an explosive reaches its peak pressure (power) is a measure of its brisance.

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The nitro group is one of the most common explosophores (functional group that makes a compound explosive) used globally.

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It fired a 61.7lbkg 1 explosive shell with velocity of 1529ft/s m/s.

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The thick projectile walls necessary to withstand high velocities ensured a small explosive payload and the amount of propellent used was wasteful.

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Specifically, he was interested in the explosive compound silver fulminate.

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