powder keg

See also: powderkeg

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Noun

powder keg (plural powder kegs)

A barrel containing gunpowder.
(figuratively) An explosive or otherwise volatile situation.

Synonyms

(figurative): tinderbox

Translations

barrel of gun powder

Danish: krudttønde c, tønde krudt c
Finnish: ruutitynnyri
French: poudrière (fr) f
German: Pulverfass (de) n
Hungarian: puskaporos hordó

Icelandic: púðurtunna f
Italian: polveriera (it) f
Polish: beczka prochu f
Russian: порохова́я бо́чка f (poroxovája bóčka)
Spanish: polvorín m

volatile situation

Danish: krudttønde c
Finnish: ruutitynnyri
German: Pulverfass (de) n
Icelandic: púðurtunna f
Italian: polveriera (it) f

Polish: beczka prochu f
Russian: порохова́я бо́чка f (poroxovája bóčka)
Spanish: polvorín
Swedish: krutdurk (sv) c

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