powder keg en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Australia) audio
Meanings
- A barrel containing gunpowder.
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(figuratively) An explosive or otherwise volatile situation.
powder keg of Europe (term describing the unstable state of the Balkans before World War I)
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| powderkeg | alternative | lexicographic | |
| powder kegs | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Synonyms
Translations (30)
mk буре барут (volatile situation) · da tønde krudt (barrel of gun powder) · fi ruutitynnyri (volatile situation) · es polvorín (volatile situation) · cmn 火藥桶 /火药桶 (volatile situation) · de Pulverfass (volatile situation) · tr barut fıçısı (barrel of gun powder) · it polveriera (volatile situation) · uk бочка для пороху (barrel of gun powder) · is púðurtunna (volatile situation) · uk порохова́ бо́чка (volatile situation) · es polvorín (barrel of gun powder) · ru порохова́я бо́чка (barrel of gun powder) · pt barril de pólvora (barrel of gun powder) · it polveriera (barrel of gun powder) · fr poudrière (barrel of gun powder) · sv krutdurk (volatile situation) · eu bolborategi (barrel of gun powder) · pl beczka prochu (volatile situation) · fi ruutitynnyri (barrel of gun powder) · ru порохова́я бо́чка (volatile situation) · is púðurtunna (barrel of gun powder) · sv kruttunna (barrel of gun powder) · de Pulverfass (barrel of gun powder) · da krudttønde (barrel of gun powder) · cmn 火藥桶 /火药桶 (barrel of gun powder) · hu puskaporos hordó (barrel of gun powder) · pl beczka prochu (barrel of gun powder) · da krudttønde (volatile situation) · fr poudrière (volatile situation)