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1 fall between two stools
(to lose both of two possibilities by hesitating between them or trying for both.) nadar entre dos aguas -
2 to fall between two stools
no saber a qué santo confesarse————————quedarse entre dos aguasquedarse sin lo uno y sin lo otro, quedarse nadando entre dos aguas y no llegar a ningún lado -
3 Between two stools you fall to the ground
English-Spanish proverbs dictionary > Between two stools you fall to the ground
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4 between
bi'twi:n1) (in, to, through or across the space dividing two people, places, times etc: between the car and the pavement; between 2 o'clock and 2.30; between meals.) entre2) (concerning the relationship of two things or people: the difference between right and wrong.) entre3) (by the combined action of; working together: They managed it between them.) entre4) (part to one (person or thing), part to (the other): Divide the chocolate between you.) entre•between1 adv en medio / entre mediobetween2 prep entretr[bɪ'twiːn]1 entre■ is there a difference between a crocodile and an alligator? ¿hay alguna diferencia entre un cocodrilo y un caimán?1 de en medio■ we could see the sea if it wasn't for the houses (in) between podríamos ver el mar si no fuera por las casas de en medio\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto tell the difference between A and B diferenciar A de Bbetween the lines entre líneasbetween you and me entre tú y yo, en confianzabetween ourselves entre nosotrosbetween times de vez en cuandobetween now and then de aquí a entoncesin between en medio de, entreto be between the devil and the deep blue sea estar entre la espada y la paredto fall between two stools no saber a qué santo confesarsebetween [bɪ'twi:n] adv1) : en medio, por lo medio2)in between : intermediobetween prep: entreadv.• en medio adv.• entremedias adv.prep.• entre prep.• por prep.
I bɪ'twiːn1) (between two points, times, numbers) entre2) ( among) entrethey divided o shared the money between them — se dividieron el dinero entre ellos
this is strictly between you and me o between ourselves — esto debe quedar entre nosotros
3)a) (jointly, in combination) entrewe spent $250 between us — gastamos 250 dólares entre los dos
b) ( what with) (colloq) entrebetween working and training I've no time for reading — entre el trabajo y el entrenamiento no tengo tiempo para leer
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the one between — el/la de en medio
[bɪ'twiːn]there are very large houses and very small apartments and nothing (in) between — hay casas muy grandes o apartamentos muy pequeños pero no hay nada intermedio
1. PREP1) entre2) (=amongst) entrejust between you and me, just between ourselves — entre nosotros
we only had £5 between us — teníamos solo 5 libras entre todos
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I [bɪ'twiːn]1) (between two points, times, numbers) entre2) ( among) entrethey divided o shared the money between them — se dividieron el dinero entre ellos
this is strictly between you and me o between ourselves — esto debe quedar entre nosotros
3)a) (jointly, in combination) entrewe spent $250 between us — gastamos 250 dólares entre los dos
b) ( what with) (colloq) entrebetween working and training I've no time for reading — entre el trabajo y el entrenamiento no tengo tiempo para leer
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the one between — el/la de en medio
there are very large houses and very small apartments and nothing (in) between — hay casas muy grandes o apartamentos muy pequeños pero no hay nada intermedio
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5 stool
stu:l(a seat without a back: a piano-stool; a kitchen stool.) taburetestool n taburetetr[stʊːl]1 (seat) taburete nombre masculino, banqueta\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto fall between two stools quedarse entre dos aguasstool ['stu:l] n1) seat: taburete m, banco m2) footstool: escabel m3) feces: deposición f de hecesn.• deposicion s.f.n.• asiento s.m.• banqueta s.f.• banquillo s.m.• escabel s.m.• evacuación del vientre s.f.• taburete s.m.• tarima s.f.stuːl1) c ( seat) taburete m, banco m[stuːl]to fall between two stools — nadar entre dos aguas
1. N- fall between two stools2) (Med) (=faeces) deposición f3) (Bot) planta f madre2.CPDstool pigeon * N — (=informer) chivato(-a) * m / f, soplón(-ona) * m / f ; (=decoy) señuelo m
* * *[stuːl]1) c ( seat) taburete m, banco mto fall between two stools — nadar entre dos aguas
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