Translation of "tinderbox" into Spanish

polvorín, yesquero, barril de pólvora are the top translations of "tinderbox" into Spanish.

tinderbox noun grammar

A small container containing flint, steel, and tinder (dry, finely-divided fibrous matter), once used to help kindle a fire. [..]

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  • polvorín

    noun masculine

    potentially dangerous situation

    But just one little thing needs to go wrong, and you've got a tinderbox where everyone's holding matches.

    Pero si solo una cosa llegara a salir mal, tendrán un polvorín donde todos podrán encender la mecha.

  • yesquero

    noun masculine

    small container containing flint, steel, and tinder

  • barril de pólvora

    masculine

    So I think after several generations, and here is the idea, we really have a tinderbox.

    Creo que, tras varias generaciones, y aquí está el concepto, tenemos un barril de pólvora.

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    • chisquero
    • yesca
    • Lata de yesca

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Tinderbox

Tinderbox (application software)

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