German-English translation for "brisant"

"brisant" English translation

brisant
[briˈzant]Adjektiv | adjective adj

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  • explosive
    brisant Thema, Situation etc figurativ, in übertragenem Sinn | figurative(ly)fig
    brisant Thema, Situation etc figurativ, in übertragenem Sinn | figurative(ly)fig
  • high-explosive
    brisant Militär, militärisch | military termMIL Sprengstoff
    brisant Militär, militärisch | military termMIL Sprengstoff
And now, I come to the burning issue of the finances of European political parties.
Und nun komme ich zur brisanten Frage der Finanzen der europäischen politischen Parteien.
Source: Europarl
It has one very serious fault, however.
Dennoch weist er einen sehr brisanten Mangel auf.
Source: Europarl
The second area is more controversial, that of the storage of metallic mercury.
Der zweite Punkt ist brisanter und betrifft die Lagerung metallischen Quecksilbers.
Source: Europarl
I know that this is a very sensitive issue in Poland.
Ich weiß, dass dies ein ganz brisantes Thema in Polen ist.
Source: Europarl
In Scotland, despite our northern latitude, this is a serious and pressing issue.
In Schottland ist dieses Thema trotz unserer nördlichen Lage brisant und aktuell.
Source: Europarl
Iraq cannot be seen in isolation from other equally sensitive cases.
Der Irak kann nicht isoliert von in gleichem Umfang brisanten Fällen betrachtet werden.
Source: Europarl
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