What does cuerda floja in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word cuerda floja in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use cuerda floja in Spanish.

The word cuerda floja in Spanish means tightrope, walk on thin ice, walk on a tightrope. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word cuerda floja

tightrope

locución nominal femenina (cable para acrobacias)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El acróbata hizo una pirueta en la cuerda floja y casi se cae.
The acrobat did a pirouette on the tightrope and almost fell.

walk on thin ice

locución adverbial (coloquial (en situación difícil)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
El gobierno está en la cuerda floja con tanto déficit y paro.

walk on a tightrope

locución verbal (figurado (arriesgarse demasiado)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Estás jugando a la cuerda floja con ese traficante, ten cuidado.

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