"entre la peste et le choléra" meaning in French

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Prepositional phrase

IPA: /ɑ̃.tʁə la pɛst e l(ə) kɔ.le.ʁa/
Etymology: Literally, “between the plague and cholera”. Compare Russian между чумой и холерой (meždu čumoj i xoleroj) and Norwegian Nynorsk mellom pest og kolera. See also Swedish and Danish pest eller kolera Etymology templates: {{m-g|between the plague and cholera}} “between the plague and cholera”, {{lit|between the plague and cholera}} Literally, “between the plague and cholera”, {{cog|ru|между чумой и холерой}} Russian между чумой и холерой (meždu čumoj i xoleroj), {{cog|nn|mellom pest og kolera}} Norwegian Nynorsk mellom pest og kolera, {{cog|da|pest eller kolera}} Danish pest eller kolera Head templates: {{fr-prep phrase}} entre la peste et le choléra
  1. (figuratively) between the devil and the deep blue sea, between a rock and a hard place Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-entre_la_peste_et_le_choléra-fr-prep_phrase-WEKIwFht Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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        "1": "between the plague and cholera"
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        "1": "ru",
        "2": "между чумой и холерой"
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      "expansion": "Russian между чумой и холерой (meždu čumoj i xoleroj)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
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        "2": "mellom pest og kolera"
      },
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      "ipa": "/ɑ̃.tʁə la pɛst e l(ə) kɔ.le.ʁa/"
    }
  ],
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        "2": "между чумой и холерой"
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        "2": "mellom pest og kolera"
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