"Achilles heel" meaning in Anglais

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Noun

IPA: \ə.ˈkɪl.iz ˌhil\, \ə.ˈkɪl.iːz ˌhiːl\ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-PerfectSoundWhatever-Achilles heel.wav Forms: Achilles heels [plural]
  1. Talon d’Achille. Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: fr-Achilles_heel-en-noun-0zC591ng Categories (other): Lexique en anglais de l’anatomie, Métaphores en anglais Topics: anatomy
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: Achilles’ heel

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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