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Idioms / Maxims / Sayings | | English term or phrase: light the blue touchpaper and retire | What does it mean?
and also what is the hebrew translation for "touchpaper" only? |
|  Zehavit EhreKudoZ activityQuestions: 111 (none open) ( 1 without valid answers) ( 4 closed without grading) Answers: 35
Israel
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| | Hebrew translation:להדליק את הפתיל ולהתרחק | Explanation:
Without context Ron could be right. But the blue touch paper is the fuse used in fireworks, and the retire part means to retire to a safe distance after the fuse is lit. These are safety instructions that appear or appeared on fireworks.
I don't know if it is used a term for describing something else or not.
But that is the context I know of.
I hope this will help somehow |
| Selected response from:
 Shai Nave
Israel
Local time: 01:49
| Grading comment Thank you all!
considering the context I wrote להצית את הפתיל
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הכותב האנגלי משחק במילים - הוא מפעיל את הנפץ (או מצית את פתיל ההשהייה) על סדרה מפוצצת שעוסקת בחומרי נפץ. האם את רוצה להשתמש באותן מטאפורות גם בתרגום העברי? אני מציע לך לנסות דימויים אחרים שיהיו מובנים יותר לקורא העברי כגון, "מפנה את הזרקור לסדרה לוהטת על תולדות חומרי הנפץ" או משהו דומה.
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