"contra las cuerdas" meaning in All languages combined

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Adverb [Spanish]

IPA: /ˌkontɾa las ˈkweɾdas/, [ˌkõn̪.t̪ɾa las ˈkweɾ.ð̞as]
Head templates: {{es-adv}} contra las cuerdas
  1. (boxing, professional wrestling) on the ropes (leaning against the ropes of the boxing ring, as when exhausted and nearing defeat or collapse)
    Sense id: en-contra_las_cuerdas-es-adv-GBaZSMbe Categories (other): Boxing, Professional wrestling, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Spanish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 92 8 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 93 7 Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 77 23 Topics: boxing, government, hobbies, lifestyle, martial-arts, military, politics, professional-wrestling, sports, war, wrestling
  2. (idiomatic, figuratively, by extension) on the ropes (showing signs of imminent failure or collapse) Tags: broadly, figuratively, idiomatic
    Sense id: en-contra_las_cuerdas-es-adv-dNNYqziN
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      "ipa": "/ˌkontɾa las ˈkweɾdas/"
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    }
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