bombe à retardement

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bɔ̃b a ʁ(ə).taʁ.də.mɑ̃/
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Noun

bombe à retardement f (plural bombes à retardement)

  1. time bomb (bomb that has a mechanism such that detonation can be preset to a particular time)
  2. (figuratively) time bomb (situation that threatens to have disastrous consequences at some future time)
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