a white elephant

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Englisch - Türkisch
(Konuşma Dili) beyaz fil
white elephant
Artık sahibinin işine yaramayan bir şey; vaktiyle işe yarayan fakat şimdi dert olan bir şey
white elephant
değerli ama işe yaramayan mülk
white elephant
gereksiz eşya
white elephant
masraflı hediye
white elephant
büyük boy kâğıt
white elephant
gereksiz şeyler
white elephant
kimseye yar olmayan şey
white elephant
beyaz fil
Englisch - Englisch

Definition von a white elephant im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch

white elephant
An ornament etc that is unwanted or is a financial burden; an unprofitable investment
white elephant
An albino elephant
white elephant
A possession that is useless or troublesome, especially one that is expensive to maintain or difficult to dispose of. Origin: from the story that the kings of Siam gave such animals as a gift to courtiers they disliked, in order to ruin the recipient by the great expense incurred in maintaining the animal
white elephant
expensive investment that turns out to be useless and cannot be gotten rid of; object which is not needed, unnecessary item; species of elephant that is abnormally light
white elephant
albinic Indian elephant; rare and sometimes venerated in east Asia a valuable possession whose upkeep is excessively expensive
white elephant
Something that is so costly to operate that the potential for profit is quite low
white elephant
Something requiring much care and expense and yielding little profit; any burdensome possession
white elephant
albinic Indian elephant; rare and sometimes venerated in east Asia
white elephant
disapproval If you describe something as a white elephant, you mean that it is a waste of money because it is completely useless. The pavilion has become a £14 million steel and glass white elephant. something that is completely useless, although it may have cost a lot of money (From the supposed practice of the King of Siam, who gave to people he did not like a white elephant, which cost a very large amount of money to keep)
white elephant
unwanted object, especially something that was expensive to acquire
white elephant
a valuable possession whose upkeep is excessively expensive
a white elephant

    Silbentrennung

    a White el·e·phant

    Türkische aussprache

    ı hwayt elıfınt

    Aussprache

    /ə ˈhwīt ˈeləfənt/ /ə ˈhwaɪt ˈɛləfənt/
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