arma de doble filo
/aɾma de doble filo/from spelling rules
The English phrase "double edged sword" is translated into Spanish as arma de doble filo.
A situation or decision that has both positive and negative consequences.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is a literal translation of "weapon of double edge", where arma means weapon, de means of, doble means double and filo means edge/blade.
How do you pronounce it?
/aɾma de doble filo/
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Examples in context
- Este tema complejo es un arma de doble filoThis complex issue is a double-edged sword
- El internet es una navaja de doble filoThe internet is a double-edged sword
- La fama puede ser una navaja de doble filo. Te da reconocimiento, pero también te quita privacidad.Fame can be a double-edged sword. It gives you recognition but also takes away your privacy.
- La tecnología es un arma de doble filo. Nos conecta con el mundo, pero también nos aísla de nuestra realidad.Technology is a double-edged sword. It connects us to the world, but it also isolates us from our reality.
- La fama es un arma de doble filo.Fame is a double-edged sword.
- Aceptar ese trabajo es un arma de doble filo.Accepting that job is a double-edged sword.
- La tecnología puede ser un arma de doble filo.Technology can be a double-edged sword.
Example conversation
Lucía and Mateo are discussing a new promotion at work.
- LucíaEse ascenso es un arma de doble filo, Mateo.That promotion is a double-edged sword, Mateo.
- Mateo¿Por qué lo dices, Lucía?Why do you say that, Lucía?
- LucíaTendrás más dinero, pero menos tiempo libre.You will have more money, but less free time.
- MateoTienes razón, es un riesgo importante.You are right, it is a significant risk.
Sources
- Pronunciation: Wiktionary entry arma de doble filo, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries arma, arma de doble filo, de, doble, filo, CC BY-SA 4.0.
