pólvora

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pólvora
feminine noun
1gunpowder (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
1Powder, gunpowder. (f)
2Artificial fireworks (fuegos artificiales). (f)
3Provocation, cause of anger (mal genio). (f)
4Vivacity (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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pólvora
sustantivo:femenino
1 (explosivo) gunpowder
no ha descubierto inventado la pólvorao it's not as if he's done anything amazingly original
gastar la pólvora en salvas (desperdiciar) to waste time and energy; (hacer gestos inútiles) to make empty gestures; (hacer aspavientos) to make a great song and dance
levantar pólvora to create make a stir;o
oler a pólvora to smell fishy; (familiar)
propagarse como la pólvora to spread like wildfire
pólvora de algodón guncotton
2 (fuegos artificiales) fireworks; (p)
3 (mal genio) bad temper; crossness
4 (viveza) life; liveliness

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