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A box given to Pandora by Zeus, whose instructions stated that it must not be opened, and were then ignored, leading to disastrous consequences.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Greek
Topics: human-sciences, mysticism, mythology, philosophy, sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
A source of unforeseen trouble; especially, one whose effects cannot be reversed.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Pandora's jar
Antonyms: none provided
(Greek mythology) a box that Zeus gave to Pandora with instructions that she not open it; she gave in to her curiosity and opened it; all the miseries and evils flew out to afflict mankind
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: chest
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
49 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Albanian:
kutia e Pandorës
— a source of unforeseen trouble
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Armenian:
Պանդորայի արկղ
(Pandorayi arkġ)
— a source of unforeseen trouble
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Armenian:
Պանդորայի տուփ
(Pandorayi tupʻ)
— a source of unforeseen trouble
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Bashkir:
Пандора ҡумтаһы
— a source of unforeseen trouble
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Bulgarian:
кутията на Пандора
(kutijata na Pandora)
— a source of unforeseen trouble
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Catalan:
capsa de Pandora
— a source of unforeseen trouble
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Chinese Mandarin:
潘多拉魔盒
(Pānduōlā móhé)
— a source of unforeseen trouble
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Chinese Mandarin:
災難之源 /灾难之源
(zāinàn zhī yuán)
— a source of unforeseen trouble
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Czech:
Pandořina skříňka
— a source of unforeseen trouble
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Danish:
Pandoras æske
— a source of unforeseen trouble
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Dutch:
doos van Pandora
— a source of unforeseen trouble
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Esperanto:
skatolo de Pandora
— a source of unforeseen trouble
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Faroese:
eskjan hjá Pandoru
— a source of unforeseen trouble
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Finnish:
Pandoran lipas
— a source of unforeseen trouble
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French:
boîte de Pandore
— a source of unforeseen trouble
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Georgian:
პანდორას ყუთი
(ṗandoras q̇uti)
— a source of unforeseen trouble
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German:
Pandorabüchse
— a source of unforeseen trouble
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German:
Büchse der Pandora
— a source of unforeseen trouble
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Greek:
κουτί της Πανδώρας
(koutí tis Pandóras)
— a source of unforeseen trouble
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Hebrew:
תיבת פנדורה
— a source of unforeseen trouble
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Hindi:
पैन्डोरा का बॉक्स
(painḍorā kā bŏks)
— a source of unforeseen trouble
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Hungarian:
Pandóra szelencéje
— a source of unforeseen trouble
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Icelandic:
askja Pandóru
— a source of unforeseen trouble
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Indonesian:
kotak Pandora
— a source of unforeseen trouble
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Italian:
vaso di Pandora
— a source of unforeseen trouble
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Japanese:
パンドラの箱
— a source of unforeseen trouble
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Japanese:
パンドーラーの箱
(Pandōrā no hako)
— a source of unforeseen trouble
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Japanese:
玉手箱
(tamatebako)
— a source of unforeseen trouble
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Kazakh:
Пандора қалбыры
— a source of unforeseen trouble
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Korean:
판도라의 상자
(pandoraui sangja)
— a source of unforeseen trouble
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Korean:
판도라의 함
(pandoraui ham)
— a source of unforeseen trouble
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Korean:
판도라의 항아리
(pandoraui hang'ari)
— a source of unforeseen trouble
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Latvian:
Pandoras lāde
— a source of unforeseen trouble
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Macedonian:
Пандорина кутија
— a source of unforeseen trouble
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Norwegian:
pandoraeske
— a source of unforeseen trouble
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Occitan:
boita de Pandora
— a source of unforeseen trouble
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Polish:
puszka Pandory
— a source of unforeseen trouble
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Portuguese:
caixa de Pandora
— a source of unforeseen trouble
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Punjabi:
ਪੰਡੋਰਾ ਦਾ ਡੱਬਾ
(paṇḍorā dā ḍabbā)
— a source of unforeseen trouble
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Romanian:
cutia Pandorei
— a source of unforeseen trouble
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Russian:
я́щик Пандо́ры
(jáščik Pandóry)
— a source of unforeseen trouble
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Spanish:
caja de Pandora
— a source of unforeseen trouble
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Swedish:
Pandoras ask
— a source of unforeseen trouble
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Swedish:
pandorasask
— a source of unforeseen trouble
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Tamil:
பண்டோராவின் பெட்டி
(paṇṭōrāviṉ peṭṭi)
— a source of unforeseen trouble
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Turkish:
Pandora'nın kutusu
— a source of unforeseen trouble
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Ukrainian:
скринька Пандори
(skrynʹka Pandory)
— a source of unforeseen trouble
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Uzbek:
Pandora qutisi
— a source of unforeseen trouble
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Vietnamese:
chiếc hộp Pandora
— a source of unforeseen trouble
