tinderbox

Englisch - Türkisch

Definition von tinderbox im Englisch Türkisch wörterbuch: kav gibi çok çabuk yanan şey; çakmak taşı; çelik içeren kutu; {i} tehlikeli şey; kav kutu; {i} kav çakmak kutusu
burn like a tinderbox: çıra gibi yanmak

Englisch - Englisch

Definition von tinderbox im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch: a place that is so dry and hot that there is danger of fire; a potentially dangerous situation; A small container containing flint, steel, and tinder (dry, finely-divided fibrous matter), once used to help kindle a fire; {i} box containing tinder and flint and steel for starting fire (Archaic); person easily angered, hothead; a box for holding tinder; If you say that a situation is a tinderbox, you mean that it is very tense and something dangerous or unpleasant is likely to happen very soon; a dangerous state of affairs; a situation that is a potential source of violence; "the Balkans are the tinderbox of Europe"; a box for holding tinder a dangerous state of affairs; a situation that is a potential source of violence; "the Balkans are the tinderbox of Europe

tinderbox

Silbentrennung

tin·der·box

tîndırbäks

/ˈtəndərˌbäks/ /ˈtɪndɜrˌbɑːks/

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