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sword [sɔ:d]1 noun∎ to draw one's sword tirer son épée, dégainer;∎ they fought with swords ils se sont battus à l'épée;∎ all the prisoners were put to the sword tous les prisonniers furent passés au fil de l'épée;∎ familiar a sword and sandals movie un péplum;∎ the sword of justice le glaive de la justice;∎ proverb those that live by the sword shall die by the sword quiconque se sert de l'épée périra par l'épée;∎ he lived by the sword and died by the sword il a vécu par l'épée, il a péri par l'épée;∎ figurative to turn swords into ploughshares faire la paix, se réconcilier(blow, handle, wound) d'épée►► the Sword of Damocles l'épée f de Damoclès;sword dance danse f du sabre;Botany sword grass graminée f ensifoliée;literary the Sword of Justice le glaive de la Justice;sword swallower avaleur(euse) m,f de sabres -
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sword of Damocles — sword of Dam|o|cles [ ,sɔrd əv dæməkliz ] noun singular LITERARY something that is always present as a danger or threat to a person, place, or situation: The nuclear sword of Damocles hangs over the region by a thread … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
sword of Damocles — UK [ˌsɔː(r)d əv ˈdæməkliːz] / US [ˌsɔrd əv ˈdæməklɪz] noun [singular] literary something that is always present as a danger or a threat to a person, place, or situation The nuclear sword of Damocles hangs over the region by a thread … English dictionary
sword of Damocles — noun a constant and imminent peril the possibility hangs over their heads like the sword of Damocles • Hypernyms: ↑hazard, ↑jeopardy, ↑peril, ↑risk, ↑endangerment … Useful english dictionary
sword of Damocles — sword′ of Dam′ocles n. cvb any situation threatening imminent harm or disaster • Etymology: 1810–20 … From formal English to slang
sword of Damocles — [ daməkli:z] noun a precarious situation. Origin with ref. to Damocles, a courtier who praised the happiness of the Greek ruler Dionysius I so much that the king made him feast sitting under a sword suspended by a single hair to show him how… … English new terms dictionary
sword of Damocles. — See Damocles (def. 2). [1810 20] * * * … Universalium
sword of Damocles — noun an immediate threat or danger, especially in otherwise favourable circumstances. {from the Greek legend of Damocles} …
sword of Damocles. — See Damocles (def. 2). [1810 20] … Useful english dictionary
sword of Damocles — Usage: often capitalized S Date: 1820 an impending disaster … New Collegiate Dictionary
sword of Damocles — noun A thing or situation which causes a prolonged state of impending doom or misfortune … Wiktionary
sword of Damocles — Synonyms and related words: bulldozing, chanciness, commination, criticalness, delicacy, denunciation, doubtfulness, dubiousness, empty threat, foreboding, hazardousness, idle threat, imminence, implied threat, insecurity, instability,… … Moby Thesaurus