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Meaning of Pandora's box | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. 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
  2. A source of unforeseen trouble.
    idiomatic

Equivalents

Čeština Pandořina skříňka
Deutsch Büchse der Pandora Pandorabüchse
Español caja de Pandora
Suomi Pandoran lipas
Français boîte de Pandore
עברית תיבת פנדורה
Magyar Pandóra szelencéje
Italiano vaso di Pandora
日本語 たまてばこ パンドーラーの箱 パンドラの箱 玉手箱
한국어 판도라의 상자 판도라의 함 판도라의 항아리
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.
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See also

Pandora's jar pandoravirus pandore pandorid pandoro pandour

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