equilibrismo

Italian

Etymology

From equilibrio (“equilibrium”) +‎ -ismo.

Noun

equilibrismo m (plural equilibrismi)

1. tightrope walking
2. (also figurative) balancing act
3. (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

• equilibrista

Spanish

Noun

equilibrismo m (plural equilibrismos)

1. tightrope walking
2. (also figurative) balancing act

Related terms

• equilibrista

 

Further reading

• “equilibrismo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014