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Englisch - Türkisch
boşa uğraş
faydasız işlerle meşgul olmak
(Ticaret) gereksiz harcama
dili faydasız iş
(Ticaret) gereksiz iş
Englisch - Englisch
A braided ring to hold a neckerchief, particularly in scouting; a woggle
a waste of time and/or money; a pointless activity
to waste time on a pointless activity
{f} create from junk; engage in a useless task; deceive, attempt to mislead
{i} useless work that is carried out only to look busy; activity which is extremely wasteful, project that is wasteful and redundant; unpractical government project that is financed to earn political favor; braided cord that Boy Scouts wear as a neckerchief woggle or hatband
work of little or no value done merely to look busy
disapproval People sometimes refer to an official organization or activity as a boondoggle when they think it wastes a lot of time and money and does not achieve much. The new runway is a billion-dollar boondoggle. an officially organized plan or activity that is very complicated and wastes a lot of time, money, and effort (An invented word)
work of little or no value done merely to look busy do useless, wasteful, or trivial work
do useless, wasteful, or trivial work
to boondoggle

    Silbentrennung

    to boon·dog·gle

    Türkische aussprache

    tı bundägıl

    Aussprache

    /tə ˌbo͞onˈdägəl/ /tə ˌbuːnˈdɑːɡəl/
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