espada
espada
feminine noun
1sword (arma)
- estar entre la espada y la pared -> to be between the devil and the deep blue sea
- ser una espada de dos filos o de doble filo -> to be a double-edged o two-edged sword
- la espada de Damocles -> the sword of Damocles
- el pago de la hipoteca era una espada de Damocles para la familia -> the family always had the mortgage payments hanging over them
2= any card in the “espadas” suit
- espadas -> = suit in Spanish deck of cards, with the symbol of a sword
masculine noun
3matador (bullfighting)
adjective invariable
also:
- pez espada -> swordfish
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espada [es-pah’-dah]
noun
1Sword (arma). (f)
2Swordsman (persona). (f)
3Ace of spades, or any card in the suit of spades. (f)
4Swordfish. (Zoology) (f)
5The bullfighter who kills the bull with a sword. (f)
- Espada blanca -> sword
- Espada negr -> or de esgrima, foil, a blunt sword used in fencing
- Entrar con espada en mano -> to attack sword in hand; to enter upon an affair supporting one’s own business strongly
- Hombre de capa y espada -> a person of no profession
- Primer espada -> the head bullfighter
- Verse entre la espada y la pared -> to be driven to the wall, to be surrounded by danger
- Es una buena espada -> he is a good or dexterous swordsman
- Espada ancha or espada de a caballo -> Broadsword; dragoon’s sabre
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