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tinderbox ['tɪndəbɒks](b) (dry place) endroit m sec∎ the country is a tinderbox le pays est une poudrière -
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ˈtin·der·boxn Pulverfass nt fig* * *['tɪndəbɒks]nZunderbüchse f* * *1. HIST Zunderbüchse f2. figa) Pulverfass nb) Hitzkopf m* * *n.Zunderbüchse f. -
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['tɪndəbɒks]1) = contenitore per l'esca, l'acciarino e la pietra focaia2) fig. polveriera f.* * *tinderbox /ˈtɪndəbɒks/n.1 scatola contenente l'esca, l'acciarino e la pietra focaia* * *['tɪndəbɒks]1) = contenitore per l'esca, l'acciarino e la pietra focaia2) fig. polveriera f. -
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(историческое) трутницаБольшой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > tinderbox
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1) Общая лексика: огниво2) Устаревшее слово: пороховница3) Переносный смысл: пороховая бочка, очаг напряженности4) История: трутница -
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◙ n. תיבה לחומר הצתה; רגזן, רתחן* * *◙ ןחתר,ןזגר ;התצה רמוחל הבית◄ -
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tin.der.box[t'indəbɔks] n 1 isqueiro. 2 objeto, local, situação altamente inflamável. -
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n. kav çakmak kutusu, tehlikeli şey
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