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['paudəˌkeg]сущ.1) пороховая бочка, взрывоопасная ситуация, потенциальный очаг катастрофы, острого конфликтаThe Middle East will remain a powder keg. — Ближний Восток останется взрывоопасным регионом.
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['paʊdəkeg]1) Общая лексика: бочка с порохом, пороховая бочка2) Горное дело: банка со взрывчатым веществом (на 25 фунтов), металлическая банка для пороха -
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[`paʊdəkeg]пороховая бочкаАнгло-русский большой универсальный переводческий словарь > powder-keg
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keg barrel — пивная бочка, емкостью,33л
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Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > powder keg
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тж перен. пороховая бочка, пороховой погреб (потенциальный очаг войны, волнений и т.д.) -
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Пороховая бочкаDifficulties of the English language (lexical reference) English-Russian dictionary > Powder keg
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15 sit on a powder keg
sit on a powder keg/time bomb жить как на вулкане; сидеть на пороховой бочкеWe left just before the revolution, realizing that we were sitting on a powder keg.
Англо-русский словарь идиом и фразовых глаголов > sit on a powder keg
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16 sit on a powder keg
Общая лексика: жить как на вулкане, сидеть на пороховой бочке, жить на пороховой бочке -
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Американский английский: меж двух огнейУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > sitting on a powder keg
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18 a powder keg
пороховая бочка (взрывоопасная ситуация)We left just before the revolution, realizing that we were sitting on a powder keg.
Англо-русский словарь идиом и фразовых глаголов > a powder keg
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19 be sitting on a powder keg
cидеть нa пopoxoвoй бoчкe; ♦ жить кaк нa вулкaнeThings are very tense at work. The whole office is sitting on a powder kegConcise English-Russian phrasebook > be sitting on a powder keg
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