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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesplastico
Pronunciation / Transliteration: plas-ti-ko
"Hanno trovato del materiale plastico nascosto nel veicolo."
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A highly explosive plastic material that can be molded into various shapes for demolition purposes.
"The demolition experts carefully placed the plastique charges against the reinforced concrete barrier."
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Relating to or made of a plastic explosive; having a moldable, plastic quality.
"The team searched the perimeter for any concealed plastique devices."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Borrowed into English in the mid-20th century directly from French, where it functions as a noun use of the adjective meaning 'plastic'. It originally referred to a specific type of plastic explosive developed in Europe and widely used during and after World War II.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Plastique" is said worldwide
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plastique
Transliteration: plas-tik
"Les démineurs ont désamorcé le pain de plastique."
Plastiksprengstoff
Transliteration: plas-tik-spreng-stoff
"Das Gebäude wurde mit Plastiksprengstoff gesichert."
plastico
Transliteration: plas-ti-ko
"Hanno trovato del materiale plastico nascosto nel veicolo."
plástico
Transliteration: plas-ti-ko
"La policía incautó varios kilos de explosivo plástico."
plástico
Transliteration: plas-ti-ku
"O explosivo plástico foi neutralizado pela equipe de bombas."
प्लास्टिक विस्फोटक
Transliteration: plas-ṭik vis-pho-tak
"सुरक्षा बलों ने प्लास्टिक विस्फोटक बरामद किया।"
塑性炸药
Transliteration: sù xìng zhà yào
"拆弹小组发现了塑性炸药。"
플라스틱 폭탄
Transliteration: peul-ras-teuk-ik pok-tan
"경찰이 플라스틱 폭탄을 해체했습니다."
プラスチック爆弾
Transliteration: purasuchikku bakudan
"警察はプラスチック爆弾を押収した。"
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