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3 entries were found for 一触即発.

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両国は一触即発の関係にある。

両国(りょうこく)は一触即発(いっしょくそくはつ)の関係(かんけい)にある。
Relations between the two countries have been strained to the breaking point.
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先ほどの彼らのやり取りにはひやひやしたよ。まさに一触即発の危機だったね。

先(さき)ほどの彼(かれ)らのやり取(と)りにはひやひやしたよ。まさに一触即発(いっしょくそくはつ)の危機(きき)だったね。
I was really nervous to see how they dealt with each other just now. I guess things were touch-and-go between them.
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イスラム系共和国が独立国家共同体に参加しない場合、それらの国々は独自の勢力を形成し、一触即発の民族的、宗教的な亀裂を生じかねない、とソ連、西側の消息筋は警告しています。

イスラム系(け)共和国(きょうわこく)が独立(どくりつ)国家(こっか)共同体(きょうどうたい)に参加(さんか)しない場合(ばあい)、それらの国々(くにぐに)は独自(どくじ)の勢力(せいりょく)を形成(けいせい)し、一触即発(いっしょくそくはつ)の民族的(みんぞくてき)、宗教的(しゅうきょうてき)な亀裂(きれつ)を生(しょう)じかねない、とソ連(れん)、西側(にしがわ)の消息筋(しょうそくすじ)は警告(けいこく)しています。
Soviet and Western observers have warned that if the Muslim republics do not join the commonwealth, they may from a separate group, setting up a volatile ethnic and religious split.
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