Переводы „powder keg“ в словаре англо » русский

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powder keg

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Одноязычные примеры (не проверены редакцией PONS)

английский

The rumour of this imposed pollution is the spark that ignites the powder keg of resentment in the country.

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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

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

www.winnipegfreepress.com

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

www.thehindu.com

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

Described as a combustible powder keg of identity politics, the play depicts racial and ethnic prejudices that secretly persist in even the most progressive cultural circles.

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A powder keg of racial violence waiting to explode?

www.dailyexaminer.com.au

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

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