brelot

bʁəlo

Definition

Definition of brelot - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, masculine

guerre navale

Rare

navire rempli de matières explosives lancé contre l'ennemi

Rare

Les marins dirigèrent le brelot vers la flotte adverse.

danger

Dated

situation ou chose dangereuse qui peut causer des problèmes

Dated

Cette affaire est un vrai brelot politique.

danger

risque

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Origin of brelot

germanique, brēl (sonnette) ? (étymol. incertaine)

Examples of brelot in a sentence

Repéré à temps, le brelot fut détruit avant d’atteindre le port militaire.
S'associer avec lui, c'est un fameux brelot.
Ce projet immobilier pourrait devenir un brelot pour la municipalité.

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English:fireship, hot potato, ...
German:Brander, Risiko, ...
Italian:nave esplosiva, grana, ...
Spanish:buque explosivo, bomba de tiempo, ...
Portuguese:navio explosivo, armadilha, ...
Chinese:火船, 雷区, ...
Japanese:火船, やっかいな案件, ...
Arabic:سَفِينَة مُفَخَّخَة, مَصِيدَة, ...
Hebrew:אֳנִיַּת נֶפֶץ, דָּבָר מְסוּכָּן, ...
Russian:брелот, опасная затея, ...
Ukrainian:брело, проблема, ...
Catalan:vaixell explosiu, merder, ...
Danish:brander, minefelt, ...
Dutch:brandschip, heikele zaak, ...
Greek:εκρηκτικό πλοίο, παγίδα, ...
Khmer:នាវាផ្ទុកគ្រឿងផ្ទុះ, រឿងគ្រោះថ្នាក់, ...
Korean:폭약선, 골칫거리, ...
Polish:branders, mina, ...
Portuguese (BR):navio explosivo, roubada, ...
Romanian:navă explozivă, belea, ...
Swedish:brännare, riskfylld situation, ...
Thai:เรือระเบิด, เรื่องเสี่ยงอันตราย, ...
Turkish:patlayıcı yüklü gemi, bela, ...
Vietnamese:tàu cảm tử, mối nguy, ...

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