powder keg in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for powder keg in the English»French Dictionary

powder keg N

1. powder keg MIL:

powder keg

baril m de poudre

2. powder keg fig:

powder keg

poudrière f fig

Translations for powder keg in the English»French Dictionary

keg [Brit kɛɡ, Am kɛɡ] N

keg (for liquid)

fût m

keg (for gunpowder)

baril m

keg attr beer

pression

I.powder [Brit ˈpaʊdə, Am ˈpaʊdər] N

powder (gen)

poudre f

powder (snow)

poudreuse f

to crush or reduce to a powder

réduire [qc] en poudre

to grind to a powder

moudre

in powder form

en poudre

II.powder [Brit ˈpaʊdə, Am ˈpaʊdər] VB trans

1. powder (apply make-up to):

to powder one's face

se poudrer le visage

2. powder (grind up):

powder

réduire [qc] en poudre

III.powdered ADJ

powdered egg, milk, coffee:

powdered

en poudre

IV.powder [Brit ˈpaʊdə, Am ˈpaʊdər]

to keep one's powder dry

être paré

to powder one's nose euph, hum

se refaire une beauté euph, hum

powder keg in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for powder keg in the English»French Dictionary

powder keg N (situation)

powder keg

poudrière f

Translations for powder keg in the French»English Dictionary

poudrière

powder keg

Translations for powder keg in the English»French Dictionary

keg [keg] N

keg

baril m

I.powder [ˈpaʊdəʳ, Am -dɚ] N

1. powder no pl:

powder

poudre f

curry powder

curry en poudre

to reduce sth to a powder

réduire qc en poudre

2. powder no pl (make-up):

powder

poudre f

to cover oneself with talcum powder

se mettre du talc

3. powder no pl (snow):

powder

poudreuse f

4. powder Brit (washing powder):

powder

détergent m

II.powder [ˈpaʊdəʳ, Am -dɚ] VB trans

powder

saupoudrer

to powder one's nose a. iron hum

se poudrer le nez

to be powdered with sth

être saupoudré de qc

to powder oneself

se poudrer

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The party was sitting on a powder keg of internal disagreement which could go off at any moment.

en.wikipedia.org

The analogy of a spark in a powder keg brings in a temporal dimension of immediacy: the speech should be immediately dangerous to public interest.

thewire.in

A powder keg of racial violence waiting to explode?

www.dailyexaminer.com.au

This is a powder keg waiting to explode.

qz.com

Described as a combustible powder keg of identity politics, the play depicts racial and ethnic prejudices that secretly persist in even the most progressive cultural circles.

en.wikipedia.org

Compound this with inadequate staffing and it's a powder keg, and a dangerous place for anybody, staff or resident a like.

fox13now.com

And they are a potential powder keg of a political bloc.

www.huffingtonpost.ca

In other words, investors are sitting on a powder keg that can blow up any time.

www.thehindu.com

Due to the demographic concerns, amid fears the country could be a powder keg, a census has not been carried out since 1932.

en.wikipedia.org

Those who work closely in the system have often described it as a powder keg waiting to explode.

www.winnipegfreepress.com