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Pronunciation / Transliteration: a.sẽˈdeɾ u ʁasˈti.ʎu
"Aquela declaração foi o suficiente para acender o rastilho."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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To do something that immediately and inevitably causes a rapid, dramatic, or volatile reaction or series of events.
"Criticizing the company's pension scheme was enough to light the blue touch paper and spark massive protests."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the traditional slow-burning fuse paper used on fireworks, which was traditionally colored blue for identification. The phrase emerged in British English during the 20th century to metaphorically describe an action that inevitably triggers a rapid, explosive, or dramatic reaction.
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mettre le feu aux poudres
Transliteration: mɛtʁ lə fø o pudʁ
"Cette décision a mis le feu aux poudres."
das Pulverfass zum Explodieren bringen
Transliteration: das ˈpʊl.fɐˌfas tsum ɛks.ploˈdiː.ʁən ˈbʁɪŋ.ən
"Seine Äußerungen drohten das Pulverfass zum Explodieren zu bringen."
dare fuoco alle polveri
Transliteration: ˈdaː.re ˈfwoː.ko ˈal.le ˈpɔl.ve.ri
"Quel commento ha dato fuoco alle polveri."
encender la mecha
Transliteration: en.θenˈdeɾ la ˈmetʃa
"Sus palabras se encargaron de encender la mecha."
acender o rastilho
Transliteration: a.sẽˈdeɾ u ʁasˈti.ʎu
"Aquela declaração foi o suficiente para acender o rastilho."
विस्फोटक स्थिति पैदा करना
Transliteration: visphotak sthiti paida karna
"उसकी टिप्पणी ने एक बड़ी बहस की चिंगारी सुलगा दी।"
点燃导火索
Transliteration: diǎnrán dǎohuǒsuǒ
"这句话直接点燃了导火索，引发了激烈的争论。"
도화선에 불을 붙이다
Transliteration: dohwaseone bureul butida
"그의 발언은 갈등의 도화선에 불을 붙였다."
火種に火を付ける
Transliteration: hidane ni hi o tsukeru
"その発言が論争の火種に火を付けることになった。"
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