Grammatical class
Adjective
explosif
explosive (with the capability to, or likely to, explode, literally or figuratively)
Details
Syllables
ex-plo-sif
Phonetics
ɛk.splo.zif
Grammatical class
Adjective
Freq. (books)
36664
Freq. (movies)
11401
Freq. (news)
6958
Variants
Sentences
C'est un mélange explosif.
It's an explosive mixture.
A2
La guerre en Irak est un sujet explosif de débat politique ; un mot de travers et une dispute enflammée pourrait éclater.
The war on Iraq is a volatile subject of political debate; any wrong word and a heated argument could spark.
B1
Le fanatisme est le mélange hautement explosif de l'étroitesse d'esprit et de l'imagination débordante.
Fanaticism is the highly volatile mix of narrow-mindedness and overactive imagination.
C2