tinderbox Zunderbüchse

Zunderbüchse

tinderbox = Zunderbüchse

Pronunciation =  tinderbox

Pronunciation in German = Zunderbüchse

tinderbox in German: Zunderbüchse

Part of speechNoun 

Definition in English: A critical state of affairs requiring urgent action 

Definition in German: Ein kritischer Zustand, der dringendes Handeln erfordert

Examples in English:

  • The tinderbox of the Balkans will be ignited and the whole continent subsequently engulfed.

Examples in German:

  • Das Pulverfass des Balkans wird entzündet und anschließend der gesamte Kontinent verschlungen.

Synonyms of tinderbox

Synonyms in German Krise
Notwendigkeit
Notfall
Kreuzung
Synonyms in English crisis
exigency
emergency
juncture

Antonyms of tinderbox

Antonyms in German Sicherheit
Sicherheit
Bestimmung
Tatsache
nachweisen
Antonyms in English assurance
certainty
determination
fact
proof

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