equilibrismo
Italian edit
Etymology edit
From equilibrio (“equilibrium”) + -ismo.
Noun edit
equilibrismo m (plural equilibrismi)
- tightrope walking
- (also figurative) balancing act
- (figurative, chiefly politics) ability to maneuver well in delicate or difficult situations; calculation, shrewdness
- 2020 August 30, Federico Rampini, “Portland e quella violenza degli opposti estremismi che riporta l'America agli anni '60 [Portland and that violence of extremist opposites that is bringing America back to the 60's]”, in la Repubblica[1]:
- Biden è impegnato in un esercizio di equilibrismo ad alto rischio.
- Biden is engaged in a high-risk exercise of political maneuvering.
Derived terms edit
Spanish edit
Noun edit
equilibrismo m (plural equilibrismos)
- tightrope walking
- (also figurative) balancing act
Related terms edit
Further reading edit
- “equilibrismo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014