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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesen la cuerda floja
Pronunciation / Transliteration: en la ˈkweɾða ˈfloxa
"Su puesto de trabajo está en la cuerda floja."
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A situation or state of affairs characterized by extreme uncertainty, tension, or a precarious balance between two contrasting outcomes.
"The negotiations are balanced on a knife-edge as both sides refuse to compromise."
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Describes a situation, contest, or election that is intensely suspenseful and could easily swing either way.
"Polls suggest the country is heading toward a knife-edge election."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the physical edge of a blade, which is extremely thin, sharp, and unstable to balance upon. The figurative idiom 'on a knife-edge' emerged in the mid-19th century to describe a precarious situation fraught with tension and uncertainty.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Knife-edge" is said worldwide
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sur le fil du rasoir
Transliteration: syr lə fil dy ʁazwaʁ
"L'économie est sur le fil du rasoir."
auf Messers Schneide
Transliteration: auf mɛsɐs ˈʃnaɪdə
"Das Projekt steht auf Messers Schneide."
sul filo del rasoio
Transliteration: sul filo del raˈzɔjo
"La situazione è sul filo del rasoio."
en la cuerda floja
Transliteration: en la ˈkweɾða ˈfloxa
"Su puesto de trabajo está en la cuerda floja."
fio da navalha
Transliteration: ˈfi.u da naˈva.ʎɐ
"As negociações estão no fio da navalha."
असमंजस की स्थिति
Transliteration: asamanjas ki sthiti
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"उनकी नौकरी नाजुक मोड़ पर है।"
千钧一发
Transliteration: qiān jūn yī fà
Script: 中文汉字
"局势处于千钧一发的时刻。"
살얼음판
Transliteration: sal-eoreum-pan
Script: 한국어 한글
"협상이 살얼음판을 걷는 듯하다."
瀬戸際
Transliteration: setogiwa
Script: 日本語
"交渉はまさに瀬戸際に立たされている。"
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