Charybde

kaʁibd

Definition

Definition of Charybde - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, feminine

géographie antique

TECH.

gouffre marin dangereux près de la Sicile dans l'Antiquité

TECH.

Les marins évitaient Charybde lors de leurs voyages en Méditerranée.

tourbillon

mythologie

Rare

monstre mythologique qui engloutissait les navires près de la Sicile

Rare

Ulysse dut naviguer entre Scylla et Charybde lors de son voyage.

monstre marin

astronomie

TECH.

astéroïde découvert en 1894 par Auguste Charlois

TECH.

L'astéroïde Charybde orbite dans la ceinture principale du système solaire.

astéroïde

corps céleste

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astéroïde découvert en 1894 par Auguste Charlois

Expressions with Charybde

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de Charybde en Scylla

adv.

d'une situation difficile vers une autre encore pire

Il est passé de Charybde en Scylla en changeant d'emploi.

entre Charybde et Sylla

adj.

qualifié de choix très difficile entre deux grands dangers

Sa position entre Charybde et Sylla fatigue ses collègues de travail.

tomber de Charybde en Scylla

échapper à un danger pour tomber dans un péril plus grand

En quittant son emploi stable, il est tombé de Charybde en Scylla.

Origin of Charybde

grec, Χάρυβδις (tourbillon)

Examples of Charybde in a sentence

Ils ont contourné Charybde pour éviter le naufrage.
Charybde est souvent représentée comme un immense tourbillon marin.
Les marins redoutaient la rencontre avec Charybde.
Charybde a été observé par plusieurs astronomes amateurs.
Les caractéristiques de Charybde intéressent les chercheurs.

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English:Charybdis, asteroid Charybdis, ...
German:Charybdis, Charybde, ...
Italian:Charybde, Cariddi, ...
Spanish:Caribdis, ...
Portuguese:Caríbdis, Charybde, ...
Chinese:卡律布狄斯, 卡律布迪斯, ...
Japanese:カリュブディス, カリュブデ, ...
Arabic:خاريبد, خاريبدة, ...
Hebrew:כָּרִיבְּדֶה, כָּרִיבְּדָה, ...
Russian:Харибда, ...
Ukrainian:Харібда, Харибда, ...
Catalan:Caribdis, Charybde, ...
Danish:Karybdis, Charybde, ...
Dutch:Charybdis, Charybde, ...
Greek:Χάρυβδη, ...
Khmer:ការីបដ៍, ការីបឌ៍, ...
Korean:카리브디스, 카리브드, ...
Polish:Charybda, ...
Portuguese (BR):Cila, Caríbdis, ...
Romanian:Charybda, Charybde, ...
Swedish:Karybdis, Charybdis, ...
Thai:คารีบดิส, คารีบด์, ...
Turkish:Karibdis, Kharibdis, ...
Vietnamese:Charybde, quái vật Charybde, ...

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Definition of Charybde - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, feminine

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