touchpaper in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

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touchpaper [Brit ˈtʌtʃpeɪpə, Am ˈtətʃˌpeɪpər] N

touchpaper

carta f nitrata

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carta nitrata

touchpaper

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Talk about lighting the blue touchpaper.

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However, the latest academy product to light the blue touchpaper has been making the whole process look easy of late.

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Workload is a touchpaper issue -- it unites teachers and acts as a rallying point for frustration around a much wider range of concerns.

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Others see him as a blue touchpaper for the red-rose back division.

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The board's decision, it's fair to say, lit the touchpaper.

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If it offends-too bad, move on and ignite the touchpaper of your fury against something that matters.

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Suddenly it isn't so much a matter of putting a question as lighting a blue touchpaper and retiring to a safe distance.

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All of a sudden, he was everywhere, the touchpaper lit.

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The touchpaper had been lit with three goals in the space of six manic minutes.

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