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feminine
/dinaˈmita/
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Translation
dynamite
Word origin
Coined in 1867 by the Swedish chemist Alfred Nobel from Greek dynamis ('power'). The same root gives English 'dynamic' and 'dynamo'.
- Origin
- Greek
- Root
- dynamis
- English cognates
- dynamic, dynamo
Grammar
Genderfeminine
Pluraldinamitas
Examples
túnel .
They used dynamite to open the tunnel through the mountain.
inexpertas.
Dynamite is very dangerous in inexperienced hands.
¡, cartucho !
Careful, that stick of dynamite could go off!
mineros .
The miners kept the dynamite in a safe place.
despejaron .
With a little dynamite they cleared the rocks from the path.
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