equilibrismo
Italian
Etymology
From equilibrio (“equilibrium”) + -ismo.
Noun
equilibrismo m (plural equilibrismi)
- tightrope walking
- (also figuratively) balancing act
- (figuratively, chiefly politics) ability to maneuver well in delicate or difficult situations; calculation, shrewdness
- 2020 August 30, Federico Rampini, “Portland e quella violenza degli opposti estremismi che riporta l'America agli anni '60 [Portland and that violence of extremist opposites that is bringing America back to the 60's]”, in la Repubblica:
- Biden è impegnato in un esercizio di equilibrismo ad alto rischio.
- Biden is engaged in a high-risk exercise of political maneuvering.
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Derived terms
- equilibrista
Spanish
Noun
equilibrismo m (plural equilibrismos)
- tightrope walking
- (also figuratively) balancing act
Related terms
- equilibrista
Further reading
- “equilibrismo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014