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detonate in French

detonate in French is détoner — detonate means to explode, or to make something explode.

detonate in French

détoner
verb
(transitive) To cause to explode.

What does "detonate" mean?

  1. verb To explode, or to make something explode.
    "The engineers detonated the dynamite and watched the old building collapse."
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detonate in a sentence

  • The engineers detonated the dynamite and watched the old building collapse.
  • Bomb disposal experts detonated the device safely.

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What is "detonate" in French?
"detonate" in French is détoner. detonate means: To explode, or to make something explode.
How do you use "detonate" in a sentence?
Example: "Bomb disposal experts detonated the device safely." In French, "detonate" is détoner.
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