dynamite
dynamite
noun dee-nah-MEET Rare
Origin: Greek dynamis ('power'), coined by Alfred Nobel (1867)
Usage Note
Dynamite is a feminine noun in French, as with most words ending in -ite. It is used literally for the explosive and colloquially to mean something impressively powerful or exciting: C'est de la dynamite ! ('It's dynamite!'). The inventor Nobel later funded the Nobel Prizes.
Examples
"La dynamite a été inventée par Nobel."
Natural Translation
Dynamite was invented by Nobel.
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