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explosivo

explosive

noun adjective eks-ploh-SEE-boh Less Common

Also means

explosive device

Usage Note

Explosivo functions as both noun and adjective: un dispositivo explosivo (an explosive device) and el explosivo detonó (the explosive went off). The figurative use — a temperamento explosivo or an explosivo crecimiento económico — is very common in journalism. The feminine form is explosiva, as in carga explosiva.

Examples

"El artificiero desactivó el explosivo a tiempo."

Natural Translation

The bomb disposal expert deactivated the explosive in time.

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