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entre la peste et le choléra

French, prepositional phrase/ɑ̃.tʁə la pɛst e l(ə) kɔ.le.ʁa/

entre la peste et le choléra is spelled E-N-T-R-E-L-A-P-E-S-T-E-E-T-L-E-C-H-O-L-É-R-A (23 letters). Entre la peste et le choléra is a French prepositional phrase meaning “between the devil and the deep blue sea, between a rock and a hard place” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).

What does entre la peste et le choléra mean in English?

prepositional phrase

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    between the devil and the deep blue sea, between a rock and a hard place

Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How do you pronounce entre la peste et le choléra?

  • /ɑ̃.tʁə la pɛst e l(ə) kɔ.le.ʁa/

Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

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