English-Dutch translations for explosive

• explosief
  De toestand in het land is explosief.The position there is explosive.
  De situatie in het Midden-Oosten is explosief. The situation in the Middle East is explosive.
  De situatie was zo explosief dat ik me er geen voorstelling van had kunnen maken. The situation was explosive to an unimaginable degree.
• springstof
  Iemand stopt wat springstof in z'n onderbroek en vliegt de Atlantische Oceaan over. Someone stuffs some explosives into their underwear and flies over the Atlantic.
  Een gewond mens heeft medische verzorging nodig; de hoeveelheid springstof is zo berekend dat dit het gevolg is. An injured person requires medical care. The amount of explosive has been precisely calculated to achieve that result.
• plofstof

Definition of explosive

• With the capability to, or likely to, explode
• Having the character of an explosion
• Shocking; startling
• Easily driven to anger, usually with reference to a person
• Any explosive substance

Examples

• an explosive device
• an explosive fire
• an explosive accusation
• He has an explosive personality.

Related words

• explosively
• explosiveness
• nonexplosive
• anti-explosive
• explosive belt
• explosive weapon
• explosive device
• explosive charge
• explosive bolt