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1 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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2 sit on a keg of gun-powder
сидеть на пороховой бочке; ≈ жить как на вулкане; см. тж. sit on a barrel of gun-powder и sit on a powderkegIn this Latin American country the occupation troops are sitting on a keg of gun-powder. All that is needed is a spark. — В этой латиноамериканской стране оккупационные войска сидят на пороховой бочке. Достаточно одной искры - и все взлетит на воздух.
Large English-Russian phrasebook > sit on a keg of gun-powder
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3 volcan
volcan [vɔlkɑ̃]masculine noun• volcan en activité/éteint active/extinct volcano* * *vɔlkɑ̃nom masculin1) ( relief) volcanoêtre assis sur un volcan — fig to be sitting on a volcano
2) ( personne) spitfire* * *vɔlkɑ̃ nm* * *volcan nm1 ( relief) volcano; volcan éteint/en sommeil/en activité extinct/dormant/active volcano; être assis sur un volcan fig to be sitting on a volcano;2 ( personne) spitfire.[vɔlkɑ̃] nom masculinvolcan en activité/dormant/éteint active/dormant/extinct volcano2. (figuré)être assis ou danser ou dormir sur un volcan to be sitting on a powder keg -
4 proch
Ⅰ m (G prochu) 1. (materiał wybuchowy) (gun)powder- proch strzelniczy gun powder- nigdy nie wąchał prochu przen. he’s never seen battle- w mieście/kraju pachnie prochem a. czuć proch przen. the town/country is a powder keg- prochu nie wymyślę przen. I won’t reinvent the wheel- prochu to on nie wymyśli przen. he won’t set the world on fire2. przest. (kurz, popiół) dust- człowiek jest jedynie prochem marnym książk. man is just a speck of dustⅡ prochy plt 1. (szczątki) ashes; dust książk.- urna z jego prochami an urn with his ashes- tu spoczywają jego prochy his ashes rest here2. pot. (lekarstwa, narkotyki) drugs- brać prochy to take drugs- być na prochach to be on drugs■ beczka prochu powder keg- Bałkany to prawdziwa beczka prochu the Balkans are a. the Balkan region is a real powder keg- zetrzeć kogoś/coś na proch książk. to annihilate sb/sth [wroga, przeciwnika]- z prochu jesteś a. powstałeś i w proch się obrócisz Bibl. for dust thou art and unto dust shalt thou return* * *-u( strzelniczy) gunpowder; ( pył) dust- prochy* * *mi1. ( strzelniczy) gunpowder; proch bezdymny smokeless powder; proch czarny black powder; strzelać bez prochu przen. make l. lay a false claim, lie; wąchać proch wojsk. see action; prochu to on nie wymyśli he won't set the world on fire; beczka prochu powder keg; siedzieć na beczce prochu przen. (= znaleźć się w bardzo niebezpiecznej sytuacji) be sitting on a powder keg.2. prochy lit. (= szczątki ludzkie) remains, ashes.3. dust; zetrzeć kogoś na proch (= zniszczyć doszczętnie) pulverize sb; rozpaść się w proch i w pył crumble to dust, fall apart; z prochu powstałeś l. jesteś i w proch się obrócisz rel. ashes to ashes, dust to dust.4. prochy (= narkotyki) dope; być na prochach be on dope l. drugs; branie l. łykanie prochów pill popping.The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > proch
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