carry coals to newcastle

Английский Язык - Турецкий язык

Определение carry coals to newcastle в Английский Язык Турецкий язык словарь

tereciye tere satmak

k. dili tereciye tere satmak

(deyim) havanda su dövmek

Связанные Термины

carry coals to

{k} tereciye tere satmak

Английский Язык - Английский Язык

Определение carry coals to newcastle в Английский Язык Английский Язык словарь

To do something that is unneeded or redundant

take an unnecessary item to an area where it is already plentiful (such as taking ice to Antarctica)

Связанные Термины

coals to Newcastle

A pointless venture, in the sense of sending something to a place where it's made, or where they already have an abundance

No more coals to Newcastle, no more Hoares to Paris.

coals to Newcastle

something brought unnecessarily to an area where the thing is already plentiful (such as taking ice to Antarctica)

Расстановка переносов

car·ry coals to New·cas·tle

Турецкое произношение

käri kōlz tı nukäsıl

Произношение

/ˈkarē ˈkōlz tə ˈno͞oˌkasəl/ /ˈkæriː ˈkoʊlz tə ˈnuːˌkæsəl/

Этимология

() Newcastle upon Tyne (in Britain) was a major coal exporting city, so sending coal there would be pointless.