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cuerda floja

Principal Translations
Spanish		English
cuerda floja loc nom f	(cable para acrobacias)	tightrope n
	El acróbata hizo una pirueta en la cuerda floja y casi se cae.
	The acrobat did a pirouette on the tightrope and almost fell.

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Compound Forms:
Spanish		English
en la cuerda floja loc adv	coloquial (en situación difícil)	on thin ice expr
		on a tightrope expr
	El gobierno está en la cuerda floja con tanto déficit y paro.
	The government is on thin ice with such a large deficit and so many strikes.
	The government is walking on a tightrope with such a large deficit and so many strikes.
jugar a la cuerda floja loc verb	figurado (arriesgarse demasiado)	walk on a tightrope v expr
		walk on thin ice, skate on thin ice v expr
	Estás jugando a la cuerda floja con ese traficante: ten cuidado.

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