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1 Sword of Damocles
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2 to have the Sword of Damocles hanging over one's head
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3 Damocles
tr['dæməkliːz]1 Damocles\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLSword of Damocles espada de Damocles['dæmǝkliːz]N Damocles -
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so:d(a weapon with a long blade that is sharp on one or both edges: He drew his sword (from its sheath) and killed the man.) espada- swordsman
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sword n espadatr[sɔːd]1 espada\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLthey that live by the sword shall die by the sword quien a hierro mata, a hierro muereto cross swords with somebody pelearse con alguien, habérselas con alguiento put somebody to the sword pasar a alguien a cuchillosword dance danza de las espadassword ['sɔrd] n: espada fn.• abanico s.m.• acero s.m.• chafarote s.m.• espada s.f.• garrancha s.f.• guadra s.f.• tizona s.f.sɔːrd, sɔːdnoun espada f[sɔːd]a double-edged sword — un arma de doble filo or dos filos
1.N espada f- cross swords with sb- be a double-edged sword2.CPDsword dance N — danza f de espadas
sword fight N — combate m con espada
Sword of Damocles N — liter espada f de Damocles
- have the Sword of Damocles hanging over one's head* * *[sɔːrd, sɔːd]noun espada fa double-edged sword — un arma de doble filo or dos filos
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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