powder keg en el Diccionario Oxford Paravia de italiano

Traducciones de powder keg en el diccionario inglés»italiano

powder keg [ingl. brit., ingl. am. ˈpaʊdər ˌkɛɡ] SUST.

1. powder keg MILIT.:

powder keg

barile m di polvere da sparo

2. powder keg (dangerous situation):

powder keg fig.

polveriera f

to be sitting on a powder keg

essere seduti su una polveriera

Traducciones de powder keg en el diccionario italiano»inglés

essere seduti su una polveriera

to be sitting on a powder keg

polveriera fig.

powder keg

questo paese è una polveriera

this country is a powder keg

barile di polvere (da sparo)

powder keg

essere seduto su una polveriera fig.

to be sitting on a powder keg

Traducciones de powder keg en el diccionario inglés»italiano

keg [ingl. brit. kɛɡ, ingl. am. kɛɡ] SUST.

keg (for liquid)

fusto m

keg (for liquid)

barilotto m

keg (for liquid)

botticella f

keg (for gunpowder)

barilotto m

keg before sust. beer

alla spina

keg tap, keg pump

spillatore

I.powder [ingl. brit. ˈpaʊdə, ingl. am. ˈpaʊdər] SUST.

powder

polvere f

powder (cosmetic)

cipria f

powder (snow)

neve f farinosa

face powder

cipria

washing powder

detersivo in polvere

to crush or reduce to a powder

ridurre in polvere

to grind to a powder

macinare

in powder form

in polvere

II.powder [ingl. brit. ˈpaʊdə, ingl. am. ˈpaʊdər] V. trans.

1. powder (dust):

powder (with cosmetic) face

incipriare

powder (with snow)

spolverare (with di)

2. powder (grind up):

powder

macinare, ridurre in polvere

III.powder [ingl. brit. ˈpaʊdə, ingl. am. ˈpaʊdər]

to keep one's powder dry

tenere gli occhi ben aperti

to powder one's nose (go to the toilet) eufem., hum.

andare a incipriarsi il naso

powder keg en el diccionario PONS

Traducciones de powder keg en el diccionario inglés»italiano

powder keg SUST. fig.

powder keg

polveriera f

Traducciones de powder keg en el diccionario italiano»inglés

polveriera

powder keg

su un vulcano fig.

on a powder keg

vulcano

powder keg

Traducciones de powder keg en el diccionario inglés»italiano

keg [keg] SUST.

keg

barilotto m

I.powder [ˈpaʊ·dɚ] SUST.

1. powder (dust):

powder

polvere f

to crush [or reduce] sth to a powder

ridurre qc in polvere

2. powder (snow):

powder

neve f farinosa

II.powder [ˈpaʊ·dɚ] V. trans.

1. powder (cover with powder):

powder

polverizzare

to powder one's face

incipriarsi

to powder one's nose fig.

andare alla toilette

2. powder (sprinkle):

powder

spolverizzare

3. powder sl (win easily):

powder

polverizzare

Ejemplos monolingües (no verificados por la redacción de PONS)

inglés

It's this kind of powder keg, and the windows being taped shut and the heat and the dark and... it's just destined to blow up.

www.smh.com.au

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

www.winnipegfreepress.com

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

www.huffingtonpost.ca

This is a powder keg waiting to explode.

qz.com

Sources claim the prison is a powder keg set to explode.

www.sundayworld.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

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

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

A powder keg of racial violence waiting to explode?

www.dailyexaminer.com.au

It's high octane fuel, a powder keg that explodes in your face in almost every scene.

www.irishcatholic.ie