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"Μυρίζει μπαρούτι"

English translation: the place felt like a powder keg / (we felt like) we were sitting on a powder keg

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Greek term or phrase:	\"Μυρίζει μπαρούτι\"
English translation:	the place felt like a powder keg / (we felt like) we were sitting on a powder keg
Entered by:	Vasiliki Topouzi

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20:19 Jan 11, 2012

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Greek term or phrase: "Μυρίζει μπαρούτι"

"Οι συμπτώσεις παραήταν πολλές και η κατάσταση είχε αρχίσει να μυρίζει μπαρούτι..."

Vasiliki Topouzi KudoZ activity Questions: 16 (none open) (1 without valid answers) (3 closed without grading) Answers: 18 Greece
Local time: 12:44

the place felt like a powder keg / (we felt like) we were sitting on a powder keg

Explanation:
Αντίστοιχη αγγλική έκφραση.

Selected response from:

D. Harvatis
Local time: 12:44

Grading comment

Ευχαριστώ για την βοήθεια. Αυτή η φράση ταιριάζει απόλυτα με το ύφος του κειμένου
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

4 +2

about to explode

Mihailolja

4 +1

things could flare up at any moment

sophie_

the place felt like a powder keg / (we felt like) we were sitting on a powder keg

D. Harvatis

Summary of reference entries provided

Jean NICOLET

Discussion entries: 2

Answers

28 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

about to explode

Explanation:
Or similar, hope that helps...;-)

Mihailolja
United Kingdom
Local time: 10:44
Works in field
Native speaker of:

English,

Ukrainian

Notes to answerer

Asker: Ευχαριστώ, για την βοήθεια!

2 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

things could flare up at any moment

Explanation:
....things could flare up at any moment...

another suggestion...

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Note added at 2 hrs (2012-01-11 23:08:29 GMT)
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or the situaton was getting explosive....

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Note added at 2 hrs (2012-01-11 23:14:09 GMT)
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or the situation was turning nasty...

sophie_
Local time: 11:44
Native speaker of:

Greek

Notes to answerer

Asker: Ευχαριστώ για την βοήθεια!

14 hrs confidence:

the place felt like a powder keg / (we felt like) we were sitting on a powder keg

Explanation:
Αντίστοιχη αγγλική έκφραση.

D. Harvatis
Local time: 12:44
Native speaker of:

Greek

Grading comment

Ευχαριστώ για την βοήθεια. Αυτή η φράση ταιριάζει απόλυτα με το ύφος του κειμένου

Reference comments

18 mins

Reference

Reference information:
This does not look like english =)

Jean NICOLET
France
Native speaker of:

French

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Jan 11 - Changes made by Vasiliki Topouzi:
Language pair	English to French => Greek to English

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"Μυρίζει μπαρούτι"

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