dilemma

A noun referring to a situation in which a difficult choice has to be made between two or more alternatives, especially equally undesirable ones.

ruСуществительное, обозначающее ситуацию, в которой необходимо сделать трудный выбор между двумя или более альтернативами, особенно одинаково нежелательными.esSituación en la que se debe elegir entre dos o más alternativas, especialmente cuando todas son difíciles o desfavorables. También puede referirse a un problema o conflicto que exige una decisión complicada.frNom désignant une situation où il faut faire un choix difficile entre deux ou plusieurs alternatives, souvent également peu satisfaisantes.deSubstantiv, das eine Situation bezeichnet, in der man sich zwischen zwei oder mehr Alternativen entscheiden muss, die oft gleichermaßen unangenehm sind.ptSubstantivo que designa uma situação em que é preciso escolher entre duas ou mais alternativas, especialmente quando todas são igualmente indesejáveis ou difíceis.zh指必须在两个或多个选择之间做出困难抉择的处境，尤其是这些选择都不理想或同样令人不快的情况。arاسم يشير إلى موقف يتعين فيه الاختيار بين بديلين أو أكثر، ولا سيما عندما تكون الخيارات غير مرغوب فيها أو متساوية في الصعوبة. ويُستعمل أيضاً للإشارة إلى المشكلة أو المأزق الصعب.

1. Difficult choice B2 formal

   A situation in which a difficult choice has to be made between two or more alternatives, especially equally undesirable ones.

   • She faced a dilemma: accept the job offer or stay with her family.
   • The ethical dilemma troubled him for weeks.
   • He was caught in a dilemma between telling the truth and protecting his friend.

   ruТрудный выборesDilemafrChoix difficiledeSchwierige WahlptEscolha difícilzh两难选择arخيار صعب

   Sinônimos: bindconundrumfixjampicklepredicamentquandaryspot

2. Problematic situation B2 informal

   A difficult situation or problem that seems to have no easy solution.

   • We are in a real dilemma with the budget cuts.
   • The team faced a dilemma when the main speaker cancelled.
   • Her dilemma was choosing between two equally good universities.

   ruЗатруднительное положениеesdilemafrSituation problématiquedeSchwierige SituationptSituação difícilzh困境arموقف صعب

   Sinônimos: bindfixjampickleplightpredicamentquandary

• dilemmas plural form
• dilemmas' possessive plural form
• dilemma's possessive singular form