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пороховая бочка meaning in English

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пороховая бочка noun
{f}

powder keg(barrel of gun powder)
noun
[UK: ˈpaʊ.də(r) keɡ] [US: ˈpaʊ.dər ˈkeɡ]

tinderbox(potentially dangerous situation)
noun
[UK: ˈtɪn.də.bɒks] [US: ˈtɪn.dər.ˌbɑːks]