Translation of "Damocles" into Dutch

Damocles, damocles are the top translations of "Damocles" into Dutch.

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

    Dan hangt onze schuld als een zwaard van Damocles boven ons hoofd en dreigt ons te vernietigen.

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

    Dan hangt onze schuld als een zwaard van Damocles boven ons hoofd en dreigt ons te vernietigen.

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