a white elephant

Englisch - Türkisch

Definition von a white elephant im Englisch Türkisch wörterbuch

(Konuşma Dili) beyaz fil

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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

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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

Silbentrennung

a White el·e·phant

Türkische aussprache

ı hwayt elıfınt

Aussprache

/ə ˈhwīt ˈeləfənt/ /ə ˈhwaɪt ˈɛləfənt/