entre a cruz e a espada
Portuguese, adjective
entre a cruz e a espada is spelled E-N-T-R-E-A-C-R-U-Z-E-A-E-S-P-A-D-A (18 letters). Entre a cruz e a espada is a Portuguese adjective meaning “between a rock and a hard place (in a bad situation without an easy solution)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does entre a cruz e a espada mean in English?
adjective
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between a rock and a hard place (in a bad situation without an easy solution)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
phrase: 1. em grande dificuldade
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.