explosif
French
Etymology
From explos(ion) + -if.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɛk.splo.zif/
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Adjective
explosif (feminine explosive, masculine plural explosifs, feminine plural explosives)
- explosive (with the capability to, or likely to, explode, literally or figuratively)
- 2004 January 16, “Éditorial : Un cautère sur une jambe de bois”, in Aujourd'hui[1], archived from the original on 10 December 2024:
- Les rémunérations dans la Fonction publique ont constitué, depuis toujours l’intersection explosive entre la politique gouvernementale et les revendications des partenaires sociaux.
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Noun
explosif m (plural explosifs)
- explosive (an explosive substance or device)
Further reading
- “explosif”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012
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- French terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *pleth₂-
- French terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *pel- (fold)
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- French terms suffixed with -if
- French terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European word *h₁éǵʰs
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