damocles
11Damocles — Épée de Damoclès Pour les articles homonymes, voir Damoclès (homonymie). Tableau d inspiration néoclassique de Richard Westall, 1812 …
12Damoclès — Épée de Damoclès Pour les articles homonymes, voir Damoclès (homonymie). Tableau d inspiration néoclassique de Richard Westall, 1812 …
13'Damocles — , DAMOCLEAN The story of the sword of Damocles, told by the Roman orator Cicero, points out that perils and responsibilities often accompany royalty. It also symbolizes the uncertainty of human greatness and life in general. When we say… …
14Damocles — Damoclean /dam euh klee euhn/, adj. /dam euh kleez /, n. 1. a flatterer who, having extolled the happiness of Dionysius, tyrant of Syracuse, was seated at a banquet with a sword suspended over his head by a single hair to show him the perilous… …
15damoclès — (da mo klès ) s. m. Nom propre, employé dans cette locution : l épée de Damoclès, pour dire un danger présent, et qui nous menace toujours. • Chercher un ami sûr à qui je pusse confier cette épée de Damoclès [des lettres de change non payées et …
16Damocles — [[t]dæ̱məkliːz[/t]] PHRASE If you say that someone has the Sword of Damocles hanging over their head, you mean that they are in a situation in which something very bad could happen to them at any time. [LITERARY] As a Grand Prix driver, you have… …
17Damocles — Dam|o|cles [ˈdæməkli:z] →sword of Damocles at ↑sword …
18Damocles — Dam·o·cles || dæmÉ™kliËz n. legendary Greek character from whose name the expression sword of Damocles was derived …
19Damocles — see sword of Damocles sword (3) …
20Damocles — UK / US See: sword of Damocles …
