petard in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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petard in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for petard in the English»Spanish Dictionary

petard [peˈtɑ:d, Am pɪˈtɑ:rd] N

petard Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

he was hoist with his own petard prov
American English

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
By appealing to the masses and choosing to follow the public rather than to lead them, they are now hoist by their own petard.
www.independent.ie
Both sides have been hoisted on that petard.
mtstandard.com
No one is rewarded for hoisting themselves upon their own petards.
nation.time.com
The petard's shape allows the concussive pressure of the blast to be applied entirely towards the destruction of the gate.
en.wikipedia.org
Sometimes you get something that's a great idea, sometimes you're hoisted by your own petard.
metro.co.uk
However, my problem with the environmental lobby is that it has become hoisted by its own petard.
gisborneherald.co.nz
And now we are virtually hoisted in the petard of a constitutional conundrum.
www.vanguardngr.com
Ah darn, they really like being hoisted by their own petards, don't they?
rhrealitycheck.org
The co-driver then breaks down open the petard barrel and pushes the petard round into the barrel and then closes it.
en.wikipedia.org
Effeminate men get hoisted on their own chiffon petards.
www.huffingtonpost.com

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