SWORD OF DAMOCLES

Meaning of SWORD OF DAMOCLES in English

see Damocles

Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Английский словарь Коллинз COBUILD для изучающих язык на продвинутом уровне. 2006

SWORD OF DAMOCLES — Usage: often capitalized S Date: 1820 an impending disaster
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
SWORD OF DAMOCLES — -ˈdaməˌklēz Usage: often capitalized S & usually capitalized D Etymology: so called from the sword suspended by a single hair …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SWORD OF DAMOCLES. — See Damocles (def. 2). [ 1810-20 ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SWORD OF DAMOCLES — n. fable representing danger in a battle, threat, fear
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
SWORD OF DAMOCLES — Usage: often capitalized S Date: 1820 : an impending disaster
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SWORD OF DAMOCLES — Pronunciation: - ' da-m ə - ˌ kl ē z Usage: often cap S Date: 1820 : an impending disaster
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
SWORD OF DAMOCLES — [ 'daməkli:z ] ■ noun a precarious situation. Origin with ref. to Damocles , a courtier who praised the happiness …
Concise Oxford English vocab
SWORD OF DAMOCLES — [sword of Dam.o.cles] often cap S (1820): an impending disaster
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SWORD OF DAMOCLES — see Damocles
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
SWORD OF DAMOCLES — Synonyms and related words : bulldozing, chanciness, commination, criticalness, delicacy, denunciation, doubtfulness, dubiousness, empty threat, foreboding, hazardousness, idle threat, imminence, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
SWORD OF DAMOCLES — дамоклов меч
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SWORD OF DAMOCLES — дамоклов меч
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SWORD OF DAMOCLES — дамоклов меч
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SWORD OF DAMOCLES — дамоклов меч
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
SWORD OF DAMOCLES — дамоклов меч
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
SWORD OF DAMOCLES — дамоклов меч
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
SWORD OF DAMOCLES — дамоклов меч
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SWORD OF DAMOCLES — дамоклов меч
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SWORD OF DAMOCLES — дамоклов меч
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
SWORD OF DAMOCLES — дамоклов меч
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
DAMOCLES — noun Etymology: Latin, from Greek Damoklēs Date: 1578 a courtier of ancient Syracuse held to have been seated at a …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
SWORD — Hand weapon consisting of a long metal blade fitted with a handle or hilt. Roman swords had a short, flat …
Английский словарь Британика
DAMOCLES — flourished 4th century BC Member of the court of Dionysius I the Elder at Syracuse in Sicily. Legend holds that …
Английский словарь Британика
SWORD — I. ˈsō(ə)rd, -ȯ(ə)rd, -ōəd, -ȯ(ə)d noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English swerd, sword, from Old English …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SWORD — (n.) Destruction by the sword, or in battle; war; dissension.
Английский словарь Webster
SWORD — (n.) An offensive weapon, having a long and usually sharp/pointed blade with a cutting edge or edges. It is the …
Английский словарь Webster
SWORD — — swordless , adj. — swordlike , adj. /sawrd, sohrd/ , n. 1. a weapon having various forms but consisting …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DAMOCLES — — Damoclean /dam'euh klee"euhn/ , adj. /dam"euh kleez'/ , n. 1. a flatterer who, having extolled the happiness of Dionysius, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DAMOCLES — n. legendary Greek character from whose name the expression "sword of Damocles" was derived
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SWORD — noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old English sweord; akin to Old High German swert sword Date: before …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
DAMOCLES — noun Etymology: Latin, from Greek Damoklēs Date: 1578 : a courtier of ancient Syracuse held to have been seated at …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SWORD — noun the military power of a country. 2. sword ·noun destruction by the sword, or in battle; war; dissension. 3. …
Webster English vocab
SWORD — [sword] n, often attrib [ME, fr. OE sweord; akin to OHG swert sword] (bef. 12c) 1: a weapon (as a …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
DAMOCLES — [Dam.o.cles] n [L, fr. Gk Damokles]: a courtier of ancient Syracuse held to have been seated at a banquet beneath …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SWORD — preeminent hand weapon through a long period of history, consisting of a metal blade varying in length, breadth, and configuration, …
Britannica English vocabulary
DAMOCLES — flourished 4th century BC a courtier of Dionysius the Elder of Syracuse, in Sicily, tyrant from 405 to 367 BC. …
Britannica English vocabulary
SWORD — sword BrE AmE sɔːd AmE sɔːrd soʊrd (!) ▷ swords sɔːdz AmE sɔːrdz soʊrdz ▶ ˈ sword dance, ˈ sword …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
DAMOCLES — Damocles BrE AmE ˈdæm ə kliːz
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SWORD — / sɔːd; NAmE sɔːrd/ noun a weapon with a long metal blade and a handle : to draw / sheathe …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DAMOCLES — / ˈdæməkliːz; NAmE / noun • IDIOMS see sword
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SWORD — sword /sɔːd $ sɔːrd/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Language: Old English ; Origin: sweord ] 1 . a weapon …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
DAMOCLES — Dam ‧ o ‧ cles /ˈdæməkliːz/ BrE AmE ⇨ sword of Damocles at ↑ sword (2)
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SWORD — n. 1 a weapon usu. of metal with a long blade and hilt with a handguard, used esp. for thrusting …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SWORD — n. 1 a weapon usu. of metal with a long blade and hilt with a handguard, used esp. for thrusting …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SWORD — n.1 a weapon usu. of metal with a long blade and hilt with a handguard, used esp. for thrusting or …
Oxford English vocab
SWORD — ( swords) 1. A sword is a weapon with a handle and a long sharp blade. N-COUNT 2. If you …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DAMOCLES — If you say that someone has the Sword of Damocles hanging over their head, you mean that they are in …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DAMOCLES — If you say that someone has the Sword of ~ hanging over their head, you mean that they are in …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
SWORD — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a knife/sword fight ▪ There have been several arrests, following knife fights between drunken fans. …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
DAMOCLES — COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES hung like a sword of Damocles over ▪ The treaty hung like a sword of Damocles …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SWORD — [noun] [C] - a weapon with a long sharp metal blade and a handle, used esp. in the pastSir Lancelot …
Cambridge English vocab
DAMOCLES — [noun] [U] - sword of Damocles, see at sword
Cambridge English vocab
SWORD — n. Hand weapon consisting of a long metal blade fitted with a handle or hilt. Roman swords had a short, …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
DAMOCLES — n. flourished 4th century BC Member of the court of Dionysius I the Elder at Syracuse in Sicily. Legend holds …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
SWORD — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ long , short ▪ sharp ▪ double-edged , two-edged ( both figurative ) ▪ The potential financial …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
SWORD — n. 25B6; noun a ceremonial sword : BLADE, foil, épée, cutlass, rapier, sabre, scimitar; poetic/literary brand. 25A0; cross swords QUARREL, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
DAMOCLES — [Greek] Damocles was a courtier of Dionysius the Elder. According to a legend, Damocles on one occasion commented to his …
Encyclopedia Mythica English vocab
SWORD — сущ. 1) меч; шпага, рапира; палаш; шашка; сабля to cross, measure swords with smb. ≈ начать борьбу; скрестить мечи/шпаги с …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
DAMOCLES — сущ.; греч.; миф. Дамокл sword of Damocles (греческое) (мифология) Дамокл > sword of *, Damocles' sword дамоклов меч Damocles греч. …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
DAMOCLES — сущ.; греч.; миф. Дамокл sword of Damocles (греческое) (мифология) Дамокл > sword of *, Damocles' sword дамоклов меч Damocles греч. …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
DAMOCLES — Дамоклов меч
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
SWORD — sword.ogg sɔ:d n 1. меч; шпага ( тж. court sword, dress sword); рапира ( тж. duelling sword, small sword); шашка; …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
DAMOCLES — n греч. миф. Дамокл sword of Damocles, Damocles' sword - дамоклов меч
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
SWORD — sword сущ.1) меч; шпага, рапира; палаш; шашка; сабля to cross, measure swords with smb. — начать борьбу; скрестить мечи/шпаги с …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger

Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary

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