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Pronunciation / Transliteration: detonador
"Encontraron el detonador escondido en el sótano."
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A device used to trigger an explosion, such as a cap or electronic charge.
"The bomb squad carefully removed the detonator from the explosive device."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Early 19th century: from French détonateur, from Latin detonare 'thunder down' (see detonate).
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10 Global Lexicons: How "detonator" is said worldwide
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détonateur
Transliteration: detonateur
"Le détonateur a été activé à distance."
Zünder
Transliteration: Zünder
"Der Zünder brachte die Ladung zur Explosion."
detonatore
Transliteration: detonatore
"Gli artificieri hanno disinnescato il detonatore."
detonador
Transliteration: detonador
"Encontraron el detonador escondido en el sótano."
detonador
Transliteration: detonador
"O detonador foi acionado por controle remoto."
विस्फोटक
Transliteration: visphotak
Script: डेटोनेटर
"पुलिस ने बम का डेटोनेटर बरामद कर लिया।"
雷管
Transliteration: léiguǎn
"拆弹专家小心翼翼地取出了雷管。"
기폭장치
"경찰은 폭발물의 기폭장치를 해체했습니다."
起爆装置
Transliteration: kibaku sōchi
"警察は爆発物の起爆装置を無効化した。"
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