English-French translations for poisoned chalice

• cadeau empoisonné
  Nous aurons donc à nous prononcer sur le texte brut, c’est-à-dire sur le texte testamentaire de Mme Loyola de Palacio, son cadeau empoisonné à la Commission européenne. We will therefore have to give our verdict on the raw text, that is to say on Mrs de Palacio’s ‘legacy’ text – the poisoned chalice she bestowed on the European Commission.
• tunique de Nessus

Definition of poisoned chalice

• Something which is initially regard#Verb|regarded as advantageous but which is later recognized to be disadvantageous or harmful; an apparently beneficial or benign instrument or scheme for cause#Verb|causing death or harm#Noun|harm

Related words

• poisoned
• unpoisoned
• be poisoned