See double-edged sword in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"beneficial#Adjective"
],
[
"negative",
"negative#Adjective"
],
[
"adverse",
"adverse#Adjective"
],
[
"interests",
"interest#English:_any_stake_held_by_any_type_of_stakeholder"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(figurative) A neutral principle that has applications that may be either positive (beneficial) or negative (adverse) to one's own interests."
],
"senseid": [
"en:neutral principle with applications"
],
"tags": [
"figuratively"
]
},
{
"glosses": [
"Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see double-edged, sword."
],
"links": [
[
"double-edged",
"double-edged#English"
],
[
"sword",
"sword#English"
]
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"audio": "en-au-double-edged sword.ogg",
"mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/6/6c/En-au-double-edged_sword.ogg/En-au-double-edged_sword.ogg.mp3",
"ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6c/En-au-double-edged_sword.ogg"
}
],
"synonyms": [
{
"word": "dual-edged sword"
},
{
"word": "two-edged sword"
}
],
"translations": [
{
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "sayfun ḏū ḥaddayni",
"sense": "idiomatic",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "سَيْفٌ ذُو حَدَّيْنِ"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"note": "нож с две остриета (nož s dve ostrieta, literally “a knife with two sharp ends”)",
"sense": "idiomatic"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "idiomatic",
"word": "雙刃劍"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"english": "a double-edged sword",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "shuāngrènjiàn",
"sense": "idiomatic",
"word": "双刃剑"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"english": "a double-edged sword",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "idiomatic",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "dvousečný meč"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "idiomatic",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "tveægget sværd"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "idiomatic",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "tweesnijdend zwaard"
},
{
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "idiomatic",
"word": "ambaŭtranĉa glavo"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "idiomatic",
"word": "kaksiteräinen miekka"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "idiomatic",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "arme à double tranchant"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "idiomatic",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "zweischneidiges Schwert"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "díkopo machaíri",
"sense": "idiomatic",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "δίκοπο μαχαίρι"
},
{
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"roman": "ẖérev pifiyót",
"sense": "idiomatic",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "חֶרֶב פִּיפִיּוֹת"
},
{
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "idiomatic",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "tvíeggjað sverð"
},
{
"code": "id",
"lang": "Indonesian",
"sense": "idiomatic",
"word": "pedang bermata dua"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "idiomatic",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "arma a doppio taglio"
},
{
"alt": "もろはのつるぎ",
"code": "ja",
"english": "a double-edged sword",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "moroha no tsurugi",
"sense": "idiomatic",
"word": "諸刃の剣"
},
{
"code": "ko",
"english": "a double-edged sword",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "yangnar-ui geom",
"sense": "idiomatic",
"word": "양날의 검"
},
{
"code": "ms",
"english": "a two-sided spear/harpoon: spear fish with either end, with the other end being a safety hazard",
"lang": "Malay",
"sense": "idiomatic",
"word": "serampang dua mata"
},
{
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "šamšir-e do labe",
"sense": "idiomatic",
"word": "شمشیر دو لبه"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "idiomatic",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "miecz obosieczny"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"english": "a knife with two edges",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "idiomatic",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "faca de dois gumes"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "idiomatic",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "sabie cu două tăișuri"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"english": "a stick with two ends",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "pálka o dvux koncáx",
"sense": "idiomatic",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "па́лка о двух конца́х"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"english": "a double-edged sword",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "obojudoóstryj meč",
"sense": "idiomatic",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "обоюдоо́стрый меч"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "idiomatic",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "мач са две оштрице"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "idiomatic",
"word": "mač sa dve oštrice"
},
{
"code": "es",
"english": "a double-edged weapon",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "idiomatic",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "arma de doble filo"
},
{
"code": "es",
"english": "a two-edged weapon",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "idiomatic",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "arma de dos filos"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "idiomatic",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "tveeggat svärd"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"english": "a wand with both ends in shit",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "idiomatic",
"tags": [
"vulgar"
],
"word": "iki ucu boklu değnek"
},
{
"code": "zza",
"lang": "Zazaki",
"sense": "idiomatic",
"word": "wurdna hektara tede mende"
}
],
"word": "double-edged sword"
}
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