silver bullet

1. (literally)A bullet made of silver, usually with reference to the folkloric belief that such bullets are the only weapons which can kill a werewolf, vampire, or other monster.

   Silberkugel

2. (figuratively)Any straightforward solution perceived to have great effectiveness or to bring miraculous results.

   There is no silver bullet for this problem. It will take hard work and long hours to fix.

   Königsweg, Patentrezept

   серебряная пуляserebrjanaja pulja

3. (colloquial)A classic dry martini cocktail.

4. (slang)A thermometer, especially one used for rectal temperature readings.

1. There's no silver bullet.

   Чудодійних засобів не існує. — deniko

   ruНе существует простого решения. — Ivanovb

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2. The vampire was shot with a silver bullet.

   ruВампира застрелили серебряной пулей. — Wezel

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3. I've heard that you can kill werewolves by shooting them with silver bullets.

   ruЯ слышал, что оборотней можно убить, стреляя серебряными пулями. — Olya

   deIch habe gehört, dass man Werwölfe töten kann, wenn man mit Silberkugeln auf sie schießt. — Manfredo

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4. Investing in agriculture is Algeria's silver bullet.

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