minefield

Significado (Inglés)

  1. An area in which land mines or naval mines have been laid.
  2. (broadly, figuratively) A matter or situation presenting multiple risks, dangers, complications or difficulties.
  3. A pitch that has dried out and crumbled and on which the ball is bouncing and spinning unpredictably.
  4. A quiz that terminates when the test-taker answers a question incorrectly.

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C2
Etimoloxía (Inglés)

From mine + field. Compare Saterland Frisian Mienenfäield (“minefield”), West Frisian mynfjild (“minefield”), Dutch mijnenveld (“minefield”), German Low German Minenfeld (“minefield”), German Minenfeld (“minefield”), Danish minefelt (“minefield”), Swedish minfält (“minefield”).

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