PANDORA'S

Meaning of PANDORA'S in English

box [noun] [U] - Pandora's box something that creates many new and unexpected problemsAbolishing the regulations on financial dealing was like opening (up) (= causing) Pandora's box - it was chaos.

Cambridge English vocab. Кембриджский английский словарь. 2012

PANDORA'S — box n. a process that once activated will generate many unmanageable problems. [ in Gk Mythol. the box from which …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
PANDORA — Pan·dora n [Gr. Mythol.] Pandora
Interlingua English vocab
PANDORA — noun Etymology: Italian, from Late Latin pandura 3-stringed lute, from Greek pandoura Date: 1597 bandore
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
PANDORA — In Greek mythology , the first woman. After Prometheus stole fire from heaven and bestowed it on mortals, Zeus decided …
Английский словарь Британика
PANDORA — I. panˈdōrə, paan-, -dȯrə noun also pan·dore ˈpanˌdō(ə)r ( -s ) Etymology: pandora from Italian pandora, pandura, from Late Latin …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PANDORA — (n.) A genus of marine bivalves, in which one valve is flat, the other convex.
Английский словарь Webster
PANDORA — (n.) A beautiful woman (all-gifted), whom Jupiter caused Vulcan to make out of clay in order to punish the human …
Английский словарь Webster
PANDORA — ( n. ) A genus of marine bivalves, in which one valve is flat, the other convex.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PANDORA — ( n. ) A beautiful woman (all-gifted), whom Jupiter caused Vulcan to make out of clay in order to punish …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PANDORA — /pan dawr"euh, -dohr"euh/ , n. Class. Myth. the first woman, created by Hephaestus, endowed by the gods with all the …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PANDORA — /pan dawr"euh, -dohr"euh/ , n. bandore. Also, pandore /pan dawr", -dohr", pan"dawr, -dohr/ , pandoura /pan door"euh/ , pandure .
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PANDORA — n. woman who opened Pandora's box and brought evil to the world (Mythology)
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PANDORA — noun Etymology: Italian, from Late Latin pandura 3-stringed lute, from Greek pandoura Date: 1597 : bandore
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PANDORA — noun a genus of marine bivalves, in which one valve is flat, the other convex. 2. pandora ·noun a beautiful …
Webster English vocab
PANDORA — [pan.do.ra] n [It, fr. LL pandura 3-stringed lute, fr. Gk pandoura] (1597): bandore
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PANDORA — (Greek: All-Giving), in Greek mythology, the first woman. After Prometheus, a fire god and divine trickster, had stolen fire from …
Britannica English vocabulary
PANDORA — Pandora, p~ BrE AmE ( ˌ ) pæn ˈdɔːr ə -ˈdoʊr- ▷ Pandora|s, ~'s z ▶ Pan ˌ dora's ˈ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
PANDORA — If someone or something opens Pandora’s box or opens a Pandora’s box , they do something that causes a lot …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
S — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bird's/eagle's/crow's etc nest ▪ an abandoned bird's nest a bird's/eagle's/crow's etc nest ▪ …
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PANDORA — n. In Greek mythology , the first woman. After Prometheus stole fire from heaven and bestowed it on mortals, Zeus …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
PANDORA — < language > Parlog extended to allow don't-know nondeterminism . ["Pandora: Non-Deterministic Parallel Logic Programming", R. Bahgat et al, Proc …
FOLDOC Computer English Dictionary
PANDORA — [Greek] In Greek mythology, Pandora was the first woman on earth. Zeus ordered Hephaestus, the god of craftsmanship, to create …
Encyclopedia Mythica English vocab
PANDORA — (греческое) (мифология) Пандора - *'s box ящик Пандоры источник всяческих бедствий Pandora: ~'s box греч. миф. ящик Пандоры, источник всяческих …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
PANDORA — n 1> греч. миф. Пандора Pandora's box - ящик Пандоры 2> источник всяческих бедствий
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
PANDORA — сущ., муз.бандура (украинский национальный щипковый инструмент) Akim's eyes at once fell upon a pandora, or three-stringed lute. (Abercrombie) — Взгляд …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
PANDORA — сущ., миф.Пандора (в греческой мифологии - женщина, созданная Гефестом по воле Зевса в наказание людям за похищение Прометеем огня у …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
PANDORA — n 1> греч. миф. Пандора Pandora's box - ящик Пандоры 2> источник всяческих бедствий
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
PANDORA — сущ. , муз. бандура ( украинский национальный щипковый инструмент ) Akim's eyes at once fell upon a pandora, or three-stringed …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
PANDORA — сущ. , миф. Пандора ( в греческой мифологии - женщина, созданная Гефестом по воле Зевса в наказание людям за похищение …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
PANDORA — сущ., муз. бандура (украинский национальный щипковый инструмент) Akim's eyes at once fell upon a pandora, or three-stringed lute. (Abercrombie) — Взгляд Акима …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
PANDORA — сущ., миф. Пандора (в греческой мифологии - женщина, созданная Гефестом по воле Зевса в наказание людям за похищение Прометеем огня у …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
PANDORA — 1) ихт. красный пагель (Pagellus erythrinus) 2) мал. пандора (Pandora)
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
PANDORA — 1) ихт. красный пагель ( Pagellus erythrinus ) 2) мал. пандора ( Pandora )
Новый Англо-Русский биологический словарь
PANDORA — (греческое) (мифология) Пандора - *'s box ящик Пандоры источник всяческих бедствий Pandora: ~'s box греч. миф. ящик Пандоры, источник всяческих …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
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