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1 dilemma
(a position or situation giving two choices, neither pleasant: His dilemma was whether to leave the party early so as to get a lift in his friend's car, or to stay and walk eight kilometres home.) dilema* * *di.lem.ma[dil'emə] n 1 dilema. 2 embaraço, situação embaraçosa, aperto. on the horns of a dilemma numa alternativa embaraçosa. -
2 dilemma
(a position or situation giving two choices, neither pleasant: His dilemma was whether to leave the party early so as to get a lift in his friend's car, or to stay and walk eight kilometres home.) dilema -
3 dilemma
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4 horns of a dilemma
horns of a dilemmaduas coisas igualmente desagradáveis entre as quais é preciso optar. -
5 on the horns of a dilemma
on the horns of a dilemmanuma alternativa embaraçosa. -
6 horns of dilemma
English-Portuguese philosophical dictionary > horns of dilemma
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7 horn
[ho:n]1) (a hard object which grows (usually in pairs) on the head of a cow, sheep etc: A ram has horns.) chifre2) (the material of which this is made: spoons made of horn; ( also adjective) horn spoons.) de chifre3) (something which is made of horn: a shoehorn.) de chifre4) (something which looks like a horn in shape: a snail's horns.) chifre5) (the apparatus in a car etc which gives a warning sound: The driver blew his horn.) buzina6) (an instrument, formerly an animal's horn but now made of brass, that is blown to produce a musical sound: a hunting-horn.) trompa7) ((also French horn) the type of coiled brass horn that is played in orchestras etc.) trompa•- horned- - horned
- horny* * *[hɔ:n] n 1 chifre, corno. 2 cornucópia. 3 qualquer coisa em forma de chifre. 4 tentáculo. 5 Mus trompa, corneta. 6 buzina. 7 megafone, porta-voz. • vt+vi 1 cornear, colocar cornos. 2 ferir com os cornos, chifrar. • adj feito de chifre. handle of horn cabo de chifre. horns of a dilemma duas coisas igualmente desagradáveis entre as quais é preciso optar. shoe horn calçadeira. to blow one’s own horn fazer autopromoção. to horn in Amer sl intrometer-se. to take the bull by the horns enfrentar a situação.
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