Translation of "Damocles" into Italian

Damocle, damocle are the top translations of "Damocles" into Italian.

Damocles noun

the Greek courtier to Dionysius the Elder who (according to legend) was condemned to sit under a naked sword that was suspended by a hair in order to demonstrate to him that being a king was not the happy state Damocles had said it was (4th century BC)

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  • Damocle

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    Our debt becomes as a Damocles sword hanging over our heads and threatening to destroy us.

    I debiti divengono come una spada di Damocle che pende sopra la nostra testa e minaccia di distruggerci.

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  • damocle

    Our debt becomes as a Damocles sword hanging over our heads and threatening to destroy us.

    I debiti divengono come una spada di Damocle che pende sopra la nostra testa e minaccia di distruggerci.

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