SCYLLA AND CHARYBDIS

Meaning of SCYLLA AND CHARYBDIS in English

n.pl. two dangers such that avoidance of one increases the risk from the other.

Etymology: the names of a sea-monster and whirlpool in Gk mythology

Oxford English vocab. Оксфордский английский словарь. 2012

SCYLLA AND CHARYBDIS — In Greek mythology , two monsters that guarded the narrow passage through which Odysseus had to sail in his wanderings. …
Английский словарь Британика
SCYLLA AND CHARYBDIS — Scyl ‧ la and Cha ‧ ryb ‧ dis /ˌsɪlə ənd kəˈrɪbdəs/ BrE AmE between Scylla and Charybdis in a …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SCYLLA AND CHARYBDIS — in Greek mythology, two immortal and irresistible monsters who beset the narrow waters traversed by the hero Odysseus in his …
Britannica English vocabulary
SCYLLA AND CHARYBDIS — / ˌsɪlə ənd kəˈrɪbdɪs; NAmE ; NAmE also tʃəˈr-/ noun used to refer to a situation in which an attempt …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SCYLLA AND CHARYBDIS — n.pl. two dangers such that avoidance of one increases the risk from the other. [the names of a sea-monster and …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SCYLLA AND CHARYBDIS — n.pl. two dangers such that avoidance of one increases the risk from the other. [ the names of a sea-monster …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SCYLLA AND CHARYBDIS — In Greek mythology , two monsters that guarded the narrow passage through which Odysseus had to sail in his wanderings. …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
SCYLLA AND CHARYBDIS — Сцилла и Харибда
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
CHARYBDIS — Charybdis (caríbdis) npr Charybdis; inter Scylla e Charybdis between Scylla and Charybdis
Interlingua English vocab
SCYLLA — ˈsilə noun ( -s ) Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: from Scylla (now Scilla ), headland on the Italian coast projecting …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CHARYBDIS — kəˈribdə̇s noun ( -es ) Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: from Charybdis (now Galofalo ), whirlpool off the northeastern extremity of …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CHARYBDIS — (n.) A dangerous whirlpool on the coast of Sicily opposite Scylla on the Italian coast. It is personified as a …
Английский словарь Webster
CHARYBDIS — ( n. ) A dangerous whirlpool on the coast of Sicily opposite Scylla on the Italian coast. It is personified …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
CHARYBDIS — noun a dangerous whirlpool on the coast of sicily opposite scylla on the italian coast. it is personified as a …
Webster English vocab
SCYLLA — Scylla npr Scylla
Interlingua English vocab
SCYLLA — noun Etymology: Latin, from Greek Skyllē Date: 14th century a nymph changed into a monster in Greek mythology who terrorizes …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
CHARYBDIS — noun Etymology: Latin, from Greek Date: 1511 a whirlpool off the coast of Sicily personified in Greek mythology as a …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
SCYLLA — (n.) A dangerous rock on the Italian coast opposite the whirpool Charybdis on the coast of Sicily, -- both personified …
Английский словарь Webster
SCYLLA — ( n. ) A dangerous rock on the Italian coast opposite the whirpool Charybdis on the coast of Sicily, -- …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SCYLLA — /sil"euh/ , n. 1. Modern, Scilla . a rock in the Strait of Messina off the S coast of Italy. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CHARYBDIS — — Charybdian , adj. /keuh rib"dis/ , n. 1. a whirlpool in the Strait of Messina off the NE coast …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SCYLLA — n. rock in the Strait of Messina off the southern coast of Italy; Scilla, nymph who became a monster and …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
CHARYBDIS — n. (Greek Mythology) whirlpool that devours ships off the coast of Sicily located across from the cave of Scylla and …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
SCYLLA — noun Etymology: Latin, from Greek Skyllē Date: 14th century : a nymph changed into a monster in Greek mythology who …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CHARYBDIS — shə- or chə- noun Etymology: Latin, from Greek Date: 1511 : a whirlpool off the coast of Sicily personified in …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SCYLLA — noun a dangerous rock on the italian coast opposite the whirpool charybdis on the coast of sicily, both personified …
Webster English vocab
SCYLLA — [Scyl.la] n [L, fr. Gk Skylle]: a nymph changed into a monster in Greek mythology who terrorizes mariners in the …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CHARYBDIS — [Cha.ryb.dis] n [L, fr. Gk]: a whirlpool off the coast of Sicily personified in Greek mythology as a female monster--compare …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SCYLLA — Scylla BrE AmE ˈsɪl ə
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
CHARYBDIS — Charybdis BrE AmE kə ˈrɪbd ɪs § \ -əs
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
CHARYBDIS — Cha ‧ ryb ‧ dis /kəˈrɪbdɪs/ BrE AmE ⇨ ↑ Scylla and Charybdis
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CHARYBDIS — see SCYLLA AND CHARYBDIS.
Английский основной разговорный словарь
CHARYBDIS — see SCYLLA AND CHARYBDIS.
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
CHARYBDIS — see SCYLLA AND CHARYBDIS.
Oxford English vocab
AND
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
CHARYBDIS — A Lisp program to display mathematical expressions. It is related to MATHLAB . [Sammet 1969, p. 522]. (1994-11-15)
FOLDOC Computer English Dictionary
SCYLLA — [Greek heroic] In Greek legend, Scylla is the name of a daughter of King Nisus of Megara. She promised her …
Encyclopedia Mythica English vocab
CHARYBDIS — [Greek] Charybdis was once a nymph-daughter of Poseidon and Gaia who flooded lands for her father's underwater kingdom until Zeus …
Encyclopedia Mythica English vocab
SCYLLA — (мифология) Сцилла - between * and Charybdis между Сциллой и Харибдой; между двух огней
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SCYLLA — (мифология) Сцилла - between * and Charybdis между Сциллой и Харибдой; между двух огней
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
CHARYBDIS — (греческое) (мифология) Харибда
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
CHARYBDIS — (греческое) (мифология) Харибда
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SCYLLA — Сцилла и Харибда
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
CHARYBDIS — Харибда
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
SCYLLA — n миф. Сцилла between Scylla and Charybdis - между Сциллой и Харибдой; между двух огней
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
CHARYBDIS — n греч. миф. Харибда
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
SCYLLA — (n) сцилла
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
CHARYBDIS — (0) харибда
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
SCYLLA — n миф. Сцилла between ~ and Charybdis - между Сциллой и Харибдой; ≅ между двух огней
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
CHARYBDIS — n греч. миф. Харибда
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
SCYLLA — n миф. Сцилла between Scylla and Charybdis - между Сциллой и Харибдой; между двух огней
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
CHARYBDIS — n греч. миф. Харибда
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
SCYLLA — Сцилла и Харибда
Британский Англо-Русский словарь
CHARYBDIS — Харибда
Британский Англо-Русский словарь
SCYLLA — (мифология) Сцилла - between * and Charybdis между Сциллой и Харибдой; между двух огней
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
CHARYBDIS — (греческое) (мифология) Харибда
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
SCYLLA — (мифология) Сцилла - between * and Charybdis между Сциллой и Харибдой; между двух огней
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
CHARYBDIS — (греческое) (мифология) Харибда
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
SCYLLAEA — sə̇ˈlēə noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Scylla, in Greco-Roman mythology a female monster who inhabited the rock Scylla …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
YOURSELF
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
YOUR
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
WORK — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a business/working lunch (= a lunch during which you also do business ) ▪ …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
WITH
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
WELL — I. adverb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a better/greater/deeper understanding ▪ All of this will lead to a better understanding of …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary

Oxford English vocab

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