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<big><big>Aišku, turėjo būti "double-edged sword" arba "two-edged
sword" — </big></big><big><big><a moz-do-not-send="true"
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class="new" title="палка о двух концах (page does not exist)">палка о
двух концах</a> .</big></big><br>
<big><big><br>
</big></big>On 2010.05.21 22:43, GK wrote:
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On 2010.05.21 21:20, Junda wrote:
<blockquote cite="mid:ht5q94$a0c$1@trimpas.omnitel.net" type="cite">Kokie
atitikmenys
EN? <br>
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<big><big><font size="+2"><font face="Times New Roman">Galima sakyti
"It's a sword."<br>
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<h3><big><big><span class="mw-headline" id="Etymology">Etymology</span></big></big></h3>
<p><big><big>from the notion that even as one <a
moz-do-not-send="true" href="http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/edge"
title="edge">edge</a> of a
two-edged <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/sword" title="sword">sword</a>
can be directed at an enemy or otherwise do your bidding, the opposite
edge, pointing back as it does towards you, is at risk of doing you harm</big></big></p>
<h3><big><big><span class="editsection">[<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=double-edged_sword&action=edit&section=3"
title="Edit section: Noun">edit</a>]</span> <span class="mw-headline"
id="Noun">Noun</span></big></big></h3>
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<p><big><big>Singular<br>
<b><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/double" title="double">double</a>-<a
moz-do-not-send="true" href="http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/edge"
title="edge">edged</a> <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/sword" title="sword">sword</a></b></big></big></p>
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<p><big><big>Plural<br>
<span class="form-of plural-form-of lang-en"><b><a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/double-edged_swords"
title="double-edged swords">double-edged swords</a></b></span></big></big></p>
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<p><big><big><span class="infl-inline"><b><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/double" title="double">double</a>-<a
moz-do-not-send="true" href="http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/edge"
title="edge">edged</a> <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/sword" title="sword">sword</a></b>
(<i>plural</i> <span class="form-of plural-form-of lang-en"><b><a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/double-edged_swords"
title="double-edged swords">double-edged swords</a></b></span>)</span></big></big></p>
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<li><big><big><span class="ib-brac"><span class="qualifier-brac">(</span></span><span
class="ib-content"><span class="qualifier-content"><a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Appendix:Glossary#idiomatic"
title="Appendix:Glossary">idiomatic</a></span></span><span
class="ib-brac"><span class="qualifier-brac">)</span></span> A <a
moz-do-not-send="true" href="http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/benefit"
title="benefit">benefit</a>
that is also a <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/liability" title="liability">liability</a>,
or that carries some significant but
non-obvious <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/cost" title="cost">cost</a>
or <a moz-do-not-send="true" href="http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/risk"
title="risk">risk</a>.</big></big></li>
</ol>
<h4><big><big><span class="editsection">[<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=double-edged_sword&action=edit&section=4"
title="Edit section: Synonyms">edit</a>]</span> <span
class="mw-headline" id="Synonyms">Synonyms</span></big></big></h4>
<ul>
<li><big><big><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=two-edged_sword&action=edit&redlink=1"
class="new" title="two-edged sword (page does not exist)">two-edged
sword</a></big></big></li>
</ul>
<h4><big><big><span class="editsection">[<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=double-edged_sword&action=edit&section=5"
title="Edit section: Translations">edit</a>]</span> <span
class="mw-headline" id="Translations">Translations</span></big></big></h4>
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<li><big><big>Chinese: <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=%E5%8F%8C%E5%88%83%E5%89%91&action=edit&redlink=1"
class="new" title="双刃剑 (page does not exist)">双刃剑</a> (a double-edged
sword)</big></big></li>
<li><big><big>Japanese: <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=%E8%AB%B8%E5%88%83%E3%81%AE%E5%89%A3&action=edit&redlink=1"
class="new" title="諸刃の剣 (page does not exist)">諸刃の剣</a> (a
double-edged sword)</big></big></li>
<li><big><big>Korean: <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=%EC%96%91%EB%82%A0%EC%9D%98_%EA%B2%80&action=edit&redlink=1"
class="new" title="양날의 검 (page does not exist)">양날의 검</a> (a
double-edged sword)</big></big></li>
<li><big><big>Russian: <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=%D0%BF%D0%B0%D0%BB%D0%BA%D0%B0_%D0%BE_%D0%B4%D0%B2%D1%83%D1%85_%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%BD%D1%86%D0%B0%D1%85&action=edit&redlink=1"
class="new" title="палка о двух концах (page does not exist)">палка о
двух концах</a> (a stick with two ends)</big></big></li>
<li><big><big>Swedish: <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=tveeggat_sv%C3%A4rd&action=edit&redlink=1"
class="new" title="tveeggat svärd (page does not exist)"><span
xml:lang="sv" lang="sv">tveeggat svärd</span></a><span class="tunk"> <a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://sv.wiktionary.org/wiki/tveeggat_sv%C3%A4rd" class="extiw"
title="sv:tveeggat svärd"><span class="tlc">sv</span><span class="tlcp">(sv)</span></a></span> <span
class="gender n" title="neuter gender"><i>n<span class="gender-period">.</span></i></span></big></big></li>
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