faca de dois gumes
Portuguese, noun
faca de dois gumes is spelled F-A-C-A-D-E-D-O-I-S-G-U-M-E-S (15 letters). Faca de dois gumes is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “double-edged sword (benefit that is also a liability)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does faca de dois gumes mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininedouble-edged sword (benefit that is also a liability)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
phrase: 1. algo que sendo capaz de trazer uma consequência benéfica traz também uma desfavorável
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.
Forms of faca de dois gumes
- facas de dois gumes plural
- espada de dois gumes alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).