Meaning of Pandora's box | Babel Free
Definitions
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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. Greek
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A source of unforeseen trouble. idiomatic
Equivalents
Čeština
Pandořina skříňka
Español
caja de Pandora
Suomi
Pandoran lipas
Français
boîte de Pandore
עברית
תיבת פנדורה
Italiano
vaso di Pandora
Nederlands
doos van Pandora
Polski
puszka Pandory
Português
caixa de Pandora
Русский
ящик Пандоры
Svenska
Pandoras ask
Türkçe
Pandora'nın kutusu
Examples
“There was an evil in Pandora's box Beyond all other ones, yet it came forth In guise so lovely, that men crowded round And sought it as the dearest of all treasure.”
“The first thing it did was to spawn a whole Pandora's box of DNA viruses—smallpox, influenza and so on.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.