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Skylla ja Kharybdis
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Finnish
Pronunciation
Phrase
fi phrase Skylla ja Kharybdis
Scylla and Charybdis metaphor of two equally perilous threats or courses of action between which one needs to navigate
fi Talvisodan tausta: Suomi Neuvostoliiton ulkopolitiikassa 1937-39 Background of the Winter War: Finland in the Soviet Foreign Policy between 1937 - 1939 Juhani Suomi 1973 Tammi Tällöin Suomi joutuisi tilanteeseen, jossa auttajaa koskeva valinta olisi tehtävä Skyllan ja Kharybdiksen [Natsi-Saksa ja Neuvostoliitto] välillä. Kumpikin vaihtoehto olisi vaarallinen. Then Finland would end up in a situation in which the choice concerning source of help should be made between Scylla and Charybdis [Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union]. Both options would be dangerous. 9511002511
Declension
Skyll a ja Kharybdi a sg
fi terms derived from Greek mythology