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PRONUNCIATION OF BETWEEN SCYLLA AND CHARYBDIS

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WHAT DOES BETWEEN SCYLLA AND CHARYBDIS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

between Scylla and Charybdis

Between Scylla and Charybdis

Being between Scylla and Charybdis is an idiom deriving from Greek mythology, meaning "having to choose between two evils". Several other idioms, such as "on the horns of a dilemma", "between the devil and the deep blue sea", and "between a rock and a hard place" express the same meaning.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BETWEEN SCYLLA AND CHARYBDIS

bettong
bettor
betty
betulaceous
betumbled
between
between a rock and a hard place
between the devil and the deep blue sea
between wind and water
between you and me and the bedpost
between you, me, and the gatepost
between-subjects design
betweenbrain
betweenity
betweenness
betweentime
betweentimes
betweenwhiles
betwixt
betwixt and between

WORDS THAT END LIKE BETWEEN SCYLLA AND CHARYBDIS

Apodis
caddis
Charybdis
de profundis
dis
mutatis mutandis
Pyxidis
quo vadis
Santa Gertrudis
Sardis
tinea pedis
Yezidis

Synonyms and antonyms of between Scylla and Charybdis in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «between Scylla and Charybdis» into 25 languages

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The translations of between Scylla and Charybdis from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «between Scylla and Charybdis» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

斯库拉和卡律布狄斯之间
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

entre Escila y Caribdis
570 millions of speakers

English

between Scylla and Charybdis
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

शिला और Charybdis के बीच
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

بين اختيارين أحلاهما مر من الرمضاء بالنار
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

между Сциллой и Харибдой
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

entre Cila e Caríbdis
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

স্কারেলা ও চরবিডিএস এর মধ্যে
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

entre Charybde et Scylla
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Antara Scylla dan Charybdis
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

zwischen Skylla und Charybdis
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

進退窮まって
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

실라 와 디즈 사이
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Antarane Scylla lan Charybdis
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

giữa Scylla và Charybdis
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஸ்ஸில்லா மற்றும் சரியாபிடிஸ் இடையே
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

स्कायला आणि चारीबीस यांच्यात
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Scylla ve Charybdis arasında
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

tra Scilla e Cariddi
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

między Scyllą a Charybdą
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

між Сциллою і Харибдою
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

între Scylla și Charybdis
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

μεταξύ Σκύλλας και Χάρυβδης
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

tussen Scylla en Charybdis
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

mellan Scylla och Charybdis
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

mellom Scylla og Charybdis
5 millions of speakers

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BETWEEN SCYLLA AND CHARYBDIS»

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BETWEEN SCYLLA AND CHARYBDIS»

Discover the use of between Scylla and Charybdis in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to between Scylla and Charybdis and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Between Scylla and Charybdis: Learned Letter Writers ...
Scylla and Charybdis offers a collection of studies on epistolary and scholarly responses to religious and political controversy in Early Modern Europe.
Jeanine de Landtsheer, Henk J.M. Nellen, 2010
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Between Scylla and Charybdis: The Jews in Sicily
The history of the Jews in Sicily covers a period of over a thousand years, from Antiquity to the Expulsion, based on some 40,000 archival records, most of them hitherto unpublished.
Shlomo Simonsohn, 2011
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Improvement and Accountability: Navigating Between Scylla ...
This book is a practical manual for the design and development of systems of external quality assessment.
A. I. Vroeijenstijn, 1995
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Between Scylla and Charybdis: theater nuclear forces in Europe
To remedy this situation, a series of recommendations are made, the gist of which are: adoption of a mobile conventional defense; removal of battlefield nuclear weapons from Europe, and the enhancement of the survivability of theater ...
Carl William Dossel, 1985
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Crossing Borders in Community Interpreting: Definitions and ...
CHAPTER 4 Evolving views of the court interpreter's role Between Scylla and Charybdis Holly Mikkelson Monterey Institute of International Studies The role of the court interpreter in the United States, as in many other countries, has been ...
Carmen Valero Garcés, Anne Martin, 2008
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The Methodological Dilemma: Creative, Critical and ...
Popular culture has taken up the phrase 'between Scylla and Charybdis' to mean being in a state where one is between two dangers and moving away from one will cause you to be in danger from the other. This phrase is believed to be the ...
Kathleen Gallagher, 2008
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The Spacious Word: Cartography, Literature, and Empire in ...
The Spacious Word explores the history of Iberian expansion into the Americas as seen through maps and cartographic literature, and considers the relationship between early Spanish ideas of the world and the origins of European colonialism.
Ricardo Padrón, 2004
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Finding Joy in Joyce: A Readers Guide to Ulysses
Beyond that, there is a choice of dangers — one way involves the Wandering Rocks and the second the passage between Scylla and Charybdis. We get both of them. The Scylla and Charybdis way itself features a choice. On one side is a ...
John P. Anderson, 2000
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Grecian and Roman Mythology
Having passed by the dangerous Sirens, his course lay between Scylla and Charybdis ; a pass so difficult, that its danger has given rise to the suying, " If one avoid Charybdis, he is sure to be wrecked on Scylla." Circe informed him of the ...
Mary Ann Dwight, 1849
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Reading the Ghost: Toward a Theory of Haunting in ...
She tells him about the Sirens and offers him a choice of routes: one by way of the Wandering Rocks — 'not even the birds can pass by them;' and the other by way of the passage between Scylla and Charybdis. The latter route, which ...
Patricia M. Keller, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BETWEEN SCYLLA AND CHARYBDIS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term between Scylla and Charybdis is used in the context of the following news items.
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The eurozone between Scylla and Charybdis
Syriza's resounding victory in Sunday's referendum was beyond anyone's expectations and has profound implications for the eurozone's ... «Brookings Institution, Jul 15»
2
'Yes' or 'No' - Greeks choose between Scylla and Charybdis as they …
PARIS: Much like Odysseus faced with the mythological sea monsters Scylla and Charybdis, Greeks voting on an international bailout Sunday ... «Economic Times, Jul 15»
3
At least we've got rights to fight over
It's like being stuck between Scylla and Charybdis. Especially with recent headlines, there should be one giant graphics chart, partitioned off ... «NWAOnline, Jul 15»
4
Crowdfunding Greece: What's your level of giving?
Hey there, world citizens! As you may have heard, Greece is in a bad way — tossed between Scylla and Charybdis, as the Greeks would say. «Los Angeles Times, Jul 15»
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Oedipus Debt: The Greek Financial Tragedy
The IMF may lend us the necessary drachmas with fewer stings attached -- or more. OEDIPUS: We're trapped between Scylla and Charybdis. «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
6
Germany's Merkel Faces Tough Test as Greek Bailout Showdown …
“Angela Merkel is stuck between Scylla and Charybdis,” said Jürgen Falter, a prominent political scientist at Germany's University of Mainz, ... «Wall Street Journal, Jun 15»
7
Rohingyas in Myanmar: hoping against hope
The idiom "between Scylla and Charybdis", meaning having to choose between two evils, perhaps applies best to the grief-ridden Muslim ... «Prothom Alo, Jun 15»
8
Rethinking Cuba: New opportunities for development
The eurozone between Scylla and Charybdis. July 6, 2015, David Gordon and Thomas Wright. A NATO soldier stands at the site of a suicide ... «Brookings Institution, May 15»
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Trying To Infuse® Common Sense Into Parallel Claims And Off …
... of crafting a complaint sufficient to satisfy all these demands has been compared to the task of navigating between Scylla and Charybdis. «Mondaq News Alerts, May 15»
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Migrants Between Scylla and Charybdis
Mohammed (left) and Ahmed, two Somali migrants who survived crossing the Mediterranean and are now hosted in one of Syracuse's first aid ... «Inter Press Service, May 15»

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