"between Scylla and Charybdis" meaning in All languages combined

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Prepositional phrase [English]

IPA: /bəˈtwiːn ˈsɪlə ænd kəˈɹɪbdɪs/, /bəˈtwiːn ˈsɪləɹ ænd kəˈɹɪbdɪs/ (note: with intrusive r)
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  1. (idiomatic) Between two dangers. Tags: idiomatic Synonyms: between a rock and a hard place, between the hammer and the anvil, between the devil and the deep blue sea, in a dilemma Related terms: Scylla, Charybdis Translations (idiomatic): mont eus ar prad d'al lanneg (Breton), mont eus ar billig d'an tan (Breton), 進退維谷 (Chinese Mandarin), 进退维谷 (jìntuìwéigǔ) (Chinese Mandarin), mellem Skylla og Karybdis (Danish), fali de sitelo en barelon (Esperanto), Skyllan ja Kharybdiksen välillä (Finnish), de Charybde en Scylla (French), vom Regen in die Traufe (German), vom Regen in die Traufe kommen (German), vom Regen in die Traufe geraten (German), zwischen Skylla und Charybdis sein (German), μεταξύ Σκύλλας και Χάρυβδης (metaxý Skýllas kai Cháryvdis) (Greek), amach as na muineacha is isteach sna driseacha (Irish), tra l'incudine e il martello (Italian), 前門の虎後門の狼 (zenmon no tora kōmon no ōkami) (Japanese), ចុះទឹកក្រពើរ ឡើងលើខ្លា (coh tɨk krɑpəə rɔɔ laəŋ ləə klaa) (Khmer), między Scyllą a Charybdą (Polish), między młotem a kowadłem (Polish), ме́жду Сци́ллой и Хари́бдой (méždu Scílloj i Xaríbdoj) (Russian), entre la espada y la pared (Spanish), entre Escila y Caribdis (Spanish), entre dos fuegos (Spanish), mellan Skylla och Karybdis (Swedish)
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          "word": "mont eus ar prad d'al lanneg"
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          "word": "de Charybde en Scylla"
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          "lang": "German",
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          "code": "de",
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          "word": "zwischen Skylla und Charybdis sein"
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          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "metaxý Skýllas kai Cháryvdis",
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          "word": "μεταξύ Σκύλλας και Χάρυβδης"
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          "lang": "Irish",
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          "code": "it",
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          "word": "między Scyllą a Charybdą"
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      "word": "zwischen Skylla und Charybdis sein"
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      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "metaxý Skýllas kai Cháryvdis",
      "sense": "idiomatic",
      "word": "μεταξύ Σκύλλας και Χάρυβδης"
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      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "idiomatic",
      "word": "amach as na muineacha is isteach sna driseacha"
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