double-edged in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for double-edged in the English»Spanish Dictionary

double-edged [Am ˌdəbəlˈɛdʒd, Brit dʌbəlˈɛdʒd] ADJ

double-edged (with two cutting edges) knife/blade

de doble filo

double-edged (with good and bad effects) law/scheme

de doble filo

double-edged (with two meanings) remark/comment

de doble sentido

double-edged (with two meanings) remark/comment

con segundas

sword [Am sɔrd, Brit sɔːd] N

sword

espada f

by fire and the sword

a sangre y fuego

to turn swords into ploughshares BIBL

forjar de las espadas azadones

a double-edged sword

un arma de doble filo or dos filos

sword of Damocles

espada de Damocles

to cross swords with sb

pelearse or reñir con alguien

to cross swords with sb

habérselas con alguien

to put sb to the sword form

pasar a alguien a cuchillo

the whole village was put to the sword

pasaron a cuchillo a todo el pueblo

they that live by the sword shall die by the sword

quien a hierro mata, a hierro muere

sword maker

espadero m

Translations for double-edged in the Spanish»English Dictionary

arma N f con artículo masculino en el singular

1.1. arma MIL:

arma

weapon

la venta de armas

the sale of weapons o arms

tenencia ilícita de armas

illegal possession of arms

¡a las armas!

to arms!

¡armas al hombro!

shoulder arms!

¡presenten armas!

present arms!

alzarse o levantarse en armas

to rise up in arms

rendir las armas

to lay down one's arms

tomar (las) armas

to take up arms

de armas tomar

formidable

de armas tomar

redoubtable form

pasar a alg. por las armas (fusilar)

to shoot sb

pasar a alg. por las armas (aprovecharse de) inf

to have one's way with sb

ser un arma de doble filo o de dos filos

to be a double-edged sword

1.2. arma (instrumento, medio):

arma

weapon

la huelga es la única arma que tenemos

strike action is the only weapon we have

la única arma de que dispone este animal para defenderse

the only means this animal has of defending itself

la sencillez de la película se revela como su mejor arma

the simplicity of the film turns out to be its greatest strength

2. arma (cuerpo militar):

arma

arm

el arma de artillería/infantería

the artillery/infantry arm

3.1. arma <armas fpl > (fuerzas armadas):

armas

armed forces pl

3.2. arma <armas fpl > (profesión militar):

la carrera de armas

a career in the armed services o in the military (services) Am

la carrera de armas

a career in the services o the armed forces o the forces Brit

double-edged in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for double-edged in the English»Spanish Dictionary

double-edged [ˌdʌblˈedʒd] ADJ a. fig

double-edged

de doble filo

Translations for double-edged in the Spanish»English Dictionary

filo N m

1. filo (de cuchillo):

filo

blade

un arma de doble filo fig

a double-edged sword

2. filo (entre dos partes):

filo

dividing line

3. filo AmC (hambre):

filo

hunger

Phrases:

al filo del amanecer

dot on dawn

al filo de la medianoche

at the stroke of midnight

arma N f

1. arma (instrumento):

arma

weapon

arma

arm

arma blanca

knife

armas de destrucción masiva

weapons of mass destruction

arma de fuego

firearm

un arma homicida

a murder weapon

arma reglamentaria

regulation weapon

llegar a las armas

to become violent

pasar a alguien por las armas

to shoot sb

rendir las armas

to surrender [or to lay down] one's arms

tomar las armas

to take up arms

¡apunten armas!

take aim!

¡descansen armas!

order arms!

2. arma (sección del ejército):

arma

arm

3. arma pl (blasón):

arma

arms pl

Phrases:

ser un arma de doble filo

to be a double-edged sword

ser de armas tomar

to be bold

espada² N f

1. espada (arma):

espada

sword

espada negra

foil

desnudar la espada

to unsheathe one's sword

el despido era mi espada de Damocles

the possibility of losing my job hung over me like a sword of Damocles

tu respuesta es una espada de dos filos [o de doble filo]

your answer is a double-edged sword

de capa y espada

cloak-and-dagger

2. espada (naipes):

espada

spade

pintan espadas

spades are trumps

Phrases:

estar entre la espada y la pared

to be between the devil and the deep blue sea

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Each of the dorsal finlets has bifid (double-edged) tips, and are the only fins with spines; the rest of the fins are composed of soft rays.

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The second aspect of the problem with oaths is also double-edged.

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Its foot is elongated, with a double-edged anterior margin and two short, white, metapodial tentacles projecting from below the operculum.

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Its title is ambiguous or, to put it more invitingly, double-edged.

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These heads may either be single-edged, double-edged or barbed.

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Bc4 leads to highly tactical double-edged positions.

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It is widely believed that the original akinaka was a 14 to 18 inch double-edged longsword.

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There is a ring, thick and often double-edged, the underside being tissuelike.

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Leading to a sharp double-edged position.

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Ali's soon finds herself caught in a double-edged scenario, as she realizes her father has a powerful and profound effect on her son.

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