n.

1. A metal box for holding tinder.
2. A potentially explosive place or situation: referred to the crowded prison as a tinderbox of suppressed violence.

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The noun has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: a dangerous state of affairs; a situation that is a potential source of violence

Meaning #2: a box for holding tinder

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - fyrtøj

Nederlands (Dutch)
tinteldoos, kruitvat

Français (French)
n. - (lit) boîte d'amadou, (fig) poudrière

Deutsch (German)
n. - Pulverfaß, Zunderbüchse

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - κουτί για ίσκα, τσακμάκι, (μτφ.) ευέξαπτος άνθρωπος

Italiano (Italian)
pericolo

Português (Portuguese)
n. - isqueiro (m), estojo (m), pessoa ou coisa inflamável (f)

Русский (Russian)
трутница, ситуация, чреватое опасными последствиями, легко воспламеняющееся вещество

Español (Spanish)
n. - yesquero, polvorín

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - elddon, krutdurk

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
火绒箱, 容易生气的人, 易燃物

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 火絨箱, 容易生氣的人, 易燃物

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 부싯깃 통, 가소성 물질, 성마른 사람

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 火口箱, 危険な状態

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) علبه معدنيه تشتمل على صوفان وحجر قدح, علبه ألقدح‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮קופסת-הצתה, מצב מסוכן, חבית חומר-נפץ‬

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