swords in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for swords in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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

sword swallower N

sword swallower

tragasables mf

sword dance N

sword dance

danza f de (las) espadas

Translations for swords in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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espadín

ceremonial sword

espadín

dress sword

tragasables

sword swallower

rejón de muerte (espada)

sword

talabarte

sword belt

estocada

sword thrust

estocada

sword wound

estoque

sword (used in bullfighting)

espetón

sword

swords in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for swords in the English»Spanish Dictionary

sword [sɔ:d, Am sɔ:rd] N

sword

espada f

to draw a sword

desenfundar una espada

Phrases:

to have a sword of Damocles hanging over one's head

tener la espada de Damocles suspendida sobre la cabeza de uno

sword dance N

sword dance

danza f de las espadas

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haft of a sword

empuñadura f

Translations for swords in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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belduque

pointed sword

quebrar lanzas

to cross swords

estocada

sword thrust

cimbronazo

blow (with the flat of a sword)

espada

sword

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

pasar a cuchillo

to put to the sword

un arma de doble filo fig

a double-edged sword

swords Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

sword in hand

espada en ristre

to draw a sword

desenfundar una espada

to have a sword of Damocles hanging over one's head

tener la espada de Damocles suspendida sobre la cabeza de uno

sword thrust

estocada f

to cross swords with sb

habérselas con alguien

the pen is mightier than the sword prov

más puede la pluma que la espada prov

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

el despido era mi espada de Damocles

your answer is a double-edged sword

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

blow (with the flat of a sword)

cimbronazo

to use the umbrella as a sword

utilizar el paraguas a modo de espada