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Gratwanderung
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German
Etymology
de :af Grat Wanderung
de Grat Wanderung
Pronunciation
de /ˈɡʁaːtˌvandəʁʊŋ/
de De-Gratwanderung.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
de Grat wan de rung
Noun
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de literal ridgewalk, a tour along mountain ridges
de figurative balancing act, tightrope walk situation where one needs to keep the middle ground between two extremes
de Balanceakt Spagat
de Man darf sein Kind nicht vernachlässigen, muss es aber auch zu Freiheit und Selbständigkeit erziehen – das ist immer eine Gratwanderung. You mustn’t neglect your child, but you must also raise it to be free and independent – this is always a balancing act.
Declension
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