Meaning of powder keg | Babel Free
Definitions
- A barrel containing gunpowder.
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An explosive or otherwise volatile situation. figuratively
Equivalents
Deutsch
Pulverfass
Español
polvorín
Suomi
ruutitynnyri
Français
poudrière
Italiano
polveriera
Polski
beczka prochu
Português
barril de pólvora
Русский
порохова́я бо́чка
Svenska
krutdurk
Türkçe
barut fıçısı
Examples
“powder keg of Europe (term describing the unstable state of the Balkans before World War I)”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.