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pólvora
feminine noun
1. gunpowder (sustancia explosiva)
- correr como la pólvora -> to spread like wildfire
- no ha inventado la pólvora (informal) -> he's not the most intelligent person in the world
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pólvora [pol’-vo-rah]
noun
1. Powder, gunpowder. (f)
2. Artificial fireworks (fuegos artificiales). (f)
3. Provocation, cause of anger (mal genio). (f)
4. Vivacity (viveza), liveliness, briskness. (f)
- 5 -> Powder, dust
- Es una pólvora -> he is as hot as pepper
- Mojar la pólvora -> to appease, to allay the rage of an angry person
- Propagarse como la pólvora -> to spread like wildfire
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