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1 Pulverfass
* * *das Pulverfasstinderbox; powder keg* * *Pụl|ver|fassntbarrel of gunpowder, powder barrel or keg; (fig) powder keg, volcanodie Lunte ans Pulverfass legen (fig) — to ignite an explosive situation
* * *Pul·ver·fassRRnt (a. fig) powder keg, [gun]powder barreleinem \Pulverfass gleichen (fam) to be [like] a powder kegZypern gleicht einem \Pulverfass Cyprus is like a powder keg* * *auf einem od. dem Pulverfass sitzen — (fig.) be sitting on a powder keg or on top of a volcano
* * *auf einem Pulverfass sitzen fig be sitting on top of a volcano* * *auf einem od. dem Pulverfass sitzen — (fig.) be sitting on a powder keg or on top of a volcano
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