Traductions de „powder keg“ dans le dictionnaire anglais » polonais

powder keg SUBST a. fig

powder keg

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anglais

The analogy of a spark in a powder keg brings in a temporal dimension of immediacy: the speech should be immediately dangerous to public interest.

thewire.in

Sources claim the prison is a powder keg set to explode.

www.sundayworld.com

It's high octane fuel, a powder keg that explodes in your face in almost every scene.

www.irishcatholic.ie

It's this kind of powder keg, and the windows being taped shut and the heat and the dark and... it's just destined to blow up.

www.smh.com.au

The party was sitting on a powder keg of internal disagreement which could go off at any moment.

en.wikipedia.org

And they are a potential powder keg of a political bloc.

www.huffingtonpost.ca

In other words, investors are sitting on a powder keg that can blow up any time.

www.thehindu.com

This is a powder keg waiting to explode.

qz.com

A powder keg of racial violence waiting to explode?

www.dailyexaminer.com.au

Those who work closely in the system have often described it as a powder keg waiting to explode.

www.winnipegfreepress.com