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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesmettere in difficoltà
Pronunciation / Transliteration: met-te-re in dif-fi-col-tà
"Gli investitori sono stati colpiti da oscillazioni estreme."
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2 senses- 1
To subject to two opposing forces or difficulties at the same time or in rapid succession.
"Small businesses were whipsawed between rising supply costs and falling consumer demand." - 2
In financial markets, to experience a sudden movement in price in one direction followed immediately by an equally sharp movement in the opposite direction.
"Many inexperienced traders were whipsawed during the sudden market volatility yesterday."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the noun 'whipsaw', a narrow, long two-man crosscut saw used in logging that moved rapidly back and forth in opposing directions. The term entered figurative use in the late 19th and early 20th centuries to describe situations where a person or market is subjected to rapid, successive adverse forces from two opposite directions.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Whipsaw" is said worldwide
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secouer
Transliteration: suh-koo-ay
"Les marchés financiers ont été secoués par des variations brusques."
in die Zange nehmen
Transliteration: in dee tsang-e neh-men
"Die Unternehmen wurden durch steigende Kosten und sinkende Nachfrage in die Zange genommen."
mettere in difficoltà
Transliteration: met-te-re in dif-fi-col-tà
"Gli investitori sono stati colpiti da oscillazioni estreme."
dar un giro drástico
Transliteration: dar un heer-o dras-tee-ko
"Los precios se vieron afectados por movimientos bruscos en ambas direcciones."
pressionar de ambos os lados
Transliteration: pres-syo-nar dji am-boz oz la-duz
"As empresas foram espremidas entre custos altos e baixa demanda."
दोतरफा मार
Transliteration: dotarfa maar
"कंपनियों को बढ़ती लागत और गिरती मांग की दोतरफा मार झेलनी पड़ी।"
夹击
Transliteration: jiájī
"投资者在剧烈波动的市场中遭受了双重夹击。"
양쪽에서 타격을 주다
Transliteration: yang-jjok-e-seo ta-hyeog-eul ju-da
"시장은 급격한 변동성으로 인해 양쪽에서 타격을 입었습니다."
翻弄する
Transliteration: honrō suru
"市場の急変動により、投資家たちは翻弄された。"
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