flashpoint
punto de inflamabilidad
definition
noun
the flashpoint of the conflagration is just blocks away
a place, event, or time at which trouble, such as violence or anger, flares up.
They had routinely heated paraffin oil with a flashpoint of 175 degrees centigrade in its baking tins to stop pies sticking.
the temperature at which a particular organic compound gives off sufficient vapor to ignite in air.
translation of 'flashpoint'
noun
punto de inflamación
example
Christmas is often a 'flashpoint' for domestic violence due to increased drinking, tension over money and contact with family members.
The frequency of incidents raises serious concern because the area is known as a possible 'flashpoint' for regional conflict.
the conflict reached a 'flashpoint' last year
the 'flashpoint' of the conflagration is just blocks away
this particular resin is very volatile and has a fairly low 'flashpoint'
The cable wars in the city have reached a new 'flashpoint' .
Only Berlin continued to be a 'flashpoint' until the superpowers reached an understanding about the two Germanies.
They had routinely heated paraffin oil with a 'flashpoint' of 175 degrees centigrade in its baking tins to stop pies sticking.
In what was just the latest 'flashpoint' in a campaign of sectarian violence, the terrified Catholics were ambushed by the baying mob.
It's been a 'flashpoint' for violence since the United States invaded.
Politics here have long been a 'flashpoint' for violence.
Although there are 'flashpoints' of conflict all over the country there is no national policy on how to tackle them.
The season's main violence 'flashpoints' were before, during and after games against Hartlepool, Bury, and Carlisle.
The answer, I believe, is often that these disagreements occur in cases that not only present difficult legal questions, but also are 'flashpoints' for underlying conflicts involving basic values and beliefs.
I said, ‘Mr. President as long as there are checkpoints, there are 'flashpoints' .’
The post-Cold War need for mobile, flexible forces to deal with threats and 'flashpoints' that can flare up at a moment's notice has placed a new emphasis on airlift.
While the League of Ireland has never had a strong culture of violence, most of the 'flashpoints' that have occurred have involved supporters from one or both of these clubs.
His intervention has helped ensure that violent 'flashpoints' have not spun out of control.
Yet what is true for us seems just as accurate when we look across the globe - particularly to critical international 'flashpoints' .
Child custody and visitation rights are becoming 'flashpoints' in our society: Men are desperate to be a part of their children's lives.
One of the 'flashpoints' is the precautionary approach.
There were 'flashpoints' : most notably when the board tried to rubberstamp massive bonuses for the very people responsible for screwing the company up.
Environmentalism has become one of the hottest cultural 'flashpoints' in the battle between red and blue America.
Edwards explores how a single rugby match proved to be one of the most significant 'flashpoints' in Welsh history.
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