dark horse

Englisch - Türkisch

Definition von dark horse im Englisch Türkisch wörterbuch

beklemediği halde aday gösterilen adam

yarışta kazanması umulmayan at

yetenekleri bilinmeyen kimse

(deyim) sürpriz at

kazanma ihtimali zor olan

Englisch - Englisch

Definition von dark horse im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch

An unexpected success

Everyone was expecting the red team to win, but the greens were the dark horse in the event.

A candidate who is nominated unexpectedly, without previously having been discussed or considered as a likely choice

If you describe someone as a dark horse, you mean that people know very little about them, although they may have recently had success or may be about to have success

someone in a race that is considered very unlikely to win (especially a political race); political candidate who is nominated unexpectedly; racehorse in respect of which little is known

a racehorse about which little is known

a political candidate who is not well known but could win unexpectedly

a racehorse about which little is known a political candidate who is not well known but could win unexpectedly

Relevante Übersetzungen

dark horses

plural form of dark horse

darkhorse

Having the character of a dark horse

dark as the inside of a horse

{s} (Slang used in the USA) very dark

Türkische aussprache

därk hôrs

Synonyme

also-ran, hundred-to-one shot, improbability, little chance, little opportunity, long shot, outside chance, outside shot, poor bet, poor lookout, poor possibility, poor prognosis, poor prospect, sleeper, slim chance

Aussprache

/ˈdärk ˈhôrs/ /ˈdɑːrk ˈhɔːrs/

Etymologie

[ 'därk ] (adjective.) before 12th century. Originally an allusion to an unknown horse winning a race, as used in an 1831 novel The Young Duke by Benjamin Disraeli.