English-Portuguese translations for Charybdis

CaríbdisMas nem por isso desejamos que a Eslovénia se transforme de Caríbdis em Cila.For all that, we do not want Slovenia to fall from Charybdis into Scylla. Temos de contornar os escolhos de Scylla - um acordo demasiado liberal - e de Caríbdis - que se caracteriza por overrulling e proteccionismo. We have to steer clear of Scylla, an agreement which is too liberal, and Charybdis, over-regulation and protectionism. Senhor Presidente, na mitologia da Grécia Antiga havia dois monstros, Cila e Caríbdis, que matavam e devoravam pessoas. Mr President, there were two monsters in Ancient Greek mythology which killed and swallowed people, Scylla and Charybdis.

A dangerous whirlpool on the coast of Sicily opposite Scylla on the Italian coast
A general term for any dangerous whirlpool

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