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Damoclès npr Damocles; épée de Damoclès sword of Damocles.[damɔklɛs] nom propre -
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épée [epe]feminine noun* * *epenom féminin swordc'est un coup d'épée dans l'eau — fig it was a complete waste of effort
* * *epe nf* * *épée nf1 ( arme) sword; se battre à l'épée to fight with swords; tirer l'épée to draw one's sword; c'est un coup d'épée dans l'eau fig it was a complete waste of effort; passer qn au fil de l'épée to put sb to the sword;2 ( personne) swordsman/woman; excellente épée excellent swordsman/woman;3 ( sport) épée fencing.l'épée de Damoclès the sword of Damocles.[epe] nom féminin
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the sword of Damocles — /damˈə klēz/ The visible prospect of imminent calamity (from Damocles, the Syracuse courtier, forced to sit through a feast with a sword suspended over his head by a single hair) • • • Main Entry: ↑sword * * * a/the sword of ˈDamocles idiom… … Useful english dictionary
The Sword of Damocles (virtual reality) — The Sword of Damocles is widely considered to be the first virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) head mounted display (HMD) system. It was created in 1968 by hall of fame computer scientist Ivan Sutherland with the help of his student… … Wikipedia
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|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
a sword of Damocles — a/the sword of ˈDamocles idiom (literary) a bad or unpleasant thing that might happen to you at any time and that makes you feel worried or frightened From the legend in which Damocles had to sit at a meal at the court of Dionysius with a sword… … Useful english dictionary
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 — [ 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 — noun an immediate threat or danger, especially in otherwise favourable circumstances. {from the Greek legend of Damocles} …
Damocles (disambiguation) — Damocles was a legendary Greek figure. Damocles or the Sword of Damocles can also refer to: 5335 Damocles, an asteroid Damocles, a 1990 science fiction videogame The Sword of Damocles (virtual reality), the first virtual reality system The Sword… … Wikipedia
(a) sword of Damocles hangs over someone's head — a sword of Damocles hangs over (someone s) head literary, literary if a sword of Damocles hangs over someone, they are in a situation where something bad is likely to happen to them very soon. You live with this sword of Damocles hanging over… … New idioms dictionary
(a) sword of Damocles hangs over head — a sword of Damocles hangs over (someone s) head literary, literary if a sword of Damocles hangs over someone, they are in a situation where something bad is likely to happen to them very soon. You live with this sword of Damocles hanging over… … New idioms dictionary
