entre la espada y la pared

Spanish

Etymology

Literally, “between sword and wall”.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌentɾe la esˌpada i la paˈɾed/ [ˌẽn̪.t̪ɾe la esˌpa.ð̞a i la paˈɾeð̞]
  • Syllabification: en‧tre la es‧pa‧da y la pa‧red

Adverb

entre la espada y la pared

  1. (idiomatic) back to the wall, between a rock and a hard place, between Scylla and Charybdis, caught between the devil and the deep blue sea, be on the horns of a dilemma

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