порох

      Russian

      Pronunciation

      • IPA: /ˈporəx/

      Noun

      порох (pórox) m

      1. gunpowder
        держать порох сухим — to keep one's powder dry
        ему пороха не хватает — he lacks the energy; he has not got it in him, he is not up to it
        он пороха не выдумает — he will never set the Thames on fire
        пахнет порохом — there is a smell of gunpowder in the air, war is in the air
        понюхать пороха — to smell powder

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      • пороховой
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