Galician

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Etymology

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From detonar +‎ -ante.

Adjective

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detonante m or f (plural detonantes)

  1. detonating

Noun

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detonante m (plural detonantes)

  1. trigger, cause (an event that initiates others, or incites a response)
    Synonyms: detonador, desencadeante

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Adverb

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detonante

  1. adverbial present active participle of detonar

Italian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /de.toˈnan.te/
  • Rhymes: -ante
  • Hyphenation: de‧to‧nàn‧te

Participle

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detonante (plural detonanti)

  1. present participle of detonare

Adjective

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detonante (plural detonanti)

  1. detonating, explosive

Noun

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detonante m (plural detonanti)

  1. explosive

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Latin

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Participle

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dētonante

  1. ablative masculine/feminine/neuter singular of dētonāns

Spanish

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Etymology

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From detonar +‎ -ante.

Adjective

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detonante m or f (masculine and feminine plural detonantes)

  1. detonating

Noun

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detonante m (plural detonantes)

  1. trigger, cause (an event that initiates others, or incites a response)
    Synonyms: detonador, desencadenante
    • 2015 August 1, “Personajes conectando en los albores de Internet”, in El País[1]:
      El personaje de Pace, Joe MacMillan, fue el detonante de los hechos que tuvieron lugar en la primer temporada.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

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