brisant

/bʁiˈzant/

adjective C1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

Adj Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: academic. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Meaning

  1. explosive, sensitive

    • Das Thema ist brisant.

      The subject is sensitive.

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Spanish

fulminante

Close — sudden, devastating relates to explosive (brisant).

Practice

1 What does brisant mean?

2 Fill the gap: Das Thema ist ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches brisant?

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