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(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.) 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.) dilemma -
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[daɪ'lemə, dɪ-]nome dilemma m.* * *(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.) dilemma* * *dilemma /dɪˈlɛmə/n.dilemma: a moral [ethical] dilemma, un dilemma morale [etico]: to put (o to place) sb. in (o into) a dilemma, mettere q. di fronte a un dilemma; to be faced with a dilemma, essere di fronte a un dilemma; I'm in a dilemma about ( o over) what to do, mi trovo in un dilemma quanto al da farsi● to be on the horns of a dilemma, trovarsi davanti ai corni del dilemma; essere a un bivio (fig.).* * *[daɪ'lemə, dɪ-]nome dilemma m. -
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kényszerhelyzet, 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.) dilemma -
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nounDilemma, das* * *(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.) das Dilemma* * *di·lemma[dɪˈlemə]n Dilemma nt, Zwangslage fthe President is in a \dilemma over how to tackle the crisis der Präsident steht bei der Lösung der Krise vor einem Dilemmato be caught in a \dilemma sich in einem Dilemma befindento be faced [or confronted] with a \dilemma vor einem Dilemma stehen, in der Zwickmühle steckento resolve a \dilemma ein Dilemma ausräumen, aus einem Dilemma herauskommen; LAW eine Streitfrage regeln* * *[daɪ'lemə]nDilemma ntto be in a dilemma — sich in einem Dilemma befinden, in der Klemme sitzen (inf)
he is faced with a serious dilemma — er steht vor einem ernsten Dilemma
* * *dilemma [dıˈlemə; daı-] s1. Dilemma n, Zwangslage f:be on the horns of a dilemma in einer Zwickmühle sein oder sitzen* * *nounDilemma, dasbe on the horns of or faced with a dilemma — vor einem Dilemma stehen
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(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.) dilematr[dɪ'lemə]1 dilema nombre masculinodilemma [dɪ'lɛmə] n: dilema mn.• dilema s.m.də'lemə, daɪ-, dɪ'lemə, daɪ-noun dilema m[daɪ'lemǝ]N dilema mhornto be in a dilemma — estar en or tener un dilema
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(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.) dilemma, vanskelig valg, knipesubst. \/dɪˈlemə\/, \/daɪˈlemə\/1) dilemma2) ( hverdagslig) klemme, enten-elleron the horns of a dilemma i et dilemma, stå overfor et vanskelig valg -
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(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.) zadrega* * *[dilémə]nounzadrega, precep, dilemaon the horns of dilemma — v precepu, v škripcih, v hudi zadregi -
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(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.) dilemma* * *dilemma -
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nounдилемма; затруднительное положение; to be put into a dilemma, to be in a dilemma стоять перед дилеммойto be on the horns of a dilemma быть вынужденным выбирать из двух зол* * *(n) дилемма; необходимость выбора* * *дилемма; затруднительное положение* * *[di·lem·ma || dɪ'lemə] n. дилемма, необходимость выбора, затруднительное положение* * ** * *дилемма; затруднительное положение -
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dilemma [dɪ'lemə]dilemme m;∎ to be in a dilemma être pris dans un dilemme;∎ her decision leaves me in something of a dilemma sa décision me pose un dilemme -
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(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. -
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(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.) ógöngur, valþröng -
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(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 -
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(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* * *• dilema -
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(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* * *• tažká situácia• rozpaky -
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(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.) dilemă -
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(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.) δίλλημα -
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(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.) dilemme -
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(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
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dilemma */*/ — UK [dɪˈlemə] / US / US [daɪˈlemə] noun [countable] Word forms dilemma : singular dilemma plural dilemmas a situation in which you have to make a difficult decision moral/ethical/political dilemmas in a dilemma (over something): I m in a dilemma… … English dictionary
dilemma — di|lem|ma [ dı lemə, daı lemə ] noun count ** a situation in which you have to make a difficult decision: PREDICAMENT, QUANDARY: moral/ethical/political dilemmas in a dilemma (over something): I m in a dilemma over whether to tell him or not.… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
dilemma — /dəˈlɛmə / (say duh lemuh), /daɪ / (say duy ) noun 1. a situation requiring a choice between equally undesirable alternatives; an embarrassing or perplexing situation. 2. Logic a form of argument in which two or more alternatives (the horns of… …
