minefield
An area in which land mines or naval mines have been laidAn area in which land mines or naval mines have been laid.
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Meaning
4 sensesAn area in which land mines or naval mines have been laid.
Minenfeld
ми́нное по́леmínnoje póle
мі́нне по́леmínne póle
a region in which explosives mines have been placed
(broadly, figuratively)A matter or situation presenting multiple risks, dangers, complications or difficulties.
Be careful. Foreign property investments are a minefield, and some people have lost a lot of money.
Russian grammar can be a minefield.
Minenfeld
ми́нное по́леmínnoje póle
A pitch that has dried out and crumbled and on which the ball is bouncing and spinning unpredictably.
A quiz that terminates when the test-taker answers a question incorrectly.
Examples
6 sentencesCan a hovercraft safely cross a minefield?
Let's sit in this minefield (of dog poop).
Holding a conversation with her feels like walking across a minefield.
ruВести с ней беседу - всё равно что ходить по минному полю.
Fadil walked into a minefield.
His id is a minefield of hair-trigger rage, and his ego is snowflake-fragile.
Translations
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Origin
From mine + field. Compare Saterland Frisian Mienenfäield (“minefield”), West Frisian mynfFrom 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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