tightrope

n.

1. A tightly stretched rope or a wire, on which acrobats perform high above the ground.
2. An extremely precarious course or situation.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: tightly stretched rope or wire on which acrobats perform high above the ground

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - line-
v. tr. - balancere
v. intr. - gå på line

idioms:

• tightrope walker    linedanser
• walk a tightrope    gå på line

Nederlands (Dutch)
gespannen koord (bij koorddansen)

Français (French)
n. - corde raide
v. tr. - (fig) être sur la corde raide
v. intr. - (fig) être sur la corde raide

idioms:

• tightrope walker    funambule
• walk a tightrope    être tiraillé (entre)

Deutsch (German)
n. - Hochseil, Drahtseil
v. - auf den Hochseil gehen

idioms:

• tightrope walker    Seiltänzer
• walk a tightrope    auf dem Seil tanzen

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - σχοινί σχοινοβασίας, τεντωμένο σχοινί

idioms:

• tightrope walker    σχοινοβάτης
• walk a tightrope    βαδίζω πάνω σε τεντωμένο σχοινί

Italiano (Italian)
fune tesa, filo del rasoio

Português (Portuguese)
n. - corda esticada em que se faz equilíbrio no circo (f)

idioms:

• tightrope walker    equilibrista
• walk a tightrope    enfrentar uma situação difícil

Русский (Russian)
туго натянутый канат, опасное/рискованное положение

idioms:

• tightrope walker    канатоходец
• walk a tightrope    ходить по канату, рисковать

Español (Spanish)
n. - cuerda floja, alambre de circo
v. tr. - caminar en la cuerda floja
v. intr. - equilibrarse en la cuerda floja

idioms:

• tightrope walker    volatinero, equilibrista
• walk a tightrope    hacer equilibrio sobre una cuerda

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - spänd lina

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
绷索, 危险的处境, 拉紧的绳索, 走绳索上, 走绳索

idioms:

• tightrope walker    走钢丝者
• walk a tightrope    走钢丝, 处境困难或棘手危险

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 繃索, 危險的處境, 拉緊的繩索
v. tr. - 走繩索上
v. intr. - 走繩索

idioms:

• tightrope walker    走鋼絲者
• walk a tightrope    走鋼絲, 處境困難或棘手危險

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 팽팽한 줄, 위험한 상황
v. tr. - 줄타기를 하다, 위험한 상황을 만들다
v. intr. - 줄타기를 하다, 위험한 다리를 건너다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 張り綱, 危険をはらんだ状況
v. - 綱渡りをする, あぶない橋を渡る

idioms:

• tightrope walker    綱渡り芸人

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) حبل ألبهلوان‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮חבל מתוח (של לוליין)‬
v. tr. - ‮הלך כאילו על חבל מתוח (של לוליין)‬
v. intr. - ‮הלך כטילו על חבל מתוח (של לוליין)‬

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