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white elephant im Oxford Spanish Dictionary
Übersetzungen für white elephant im Englisch»Spanisch-Wörterbuch
elephant [Am ˈɛləfənt, Brit ˈɛlɪf(ə)nt] SUBST
1. elephant:
white elephant im PONS Wörterbuch
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- For instance, a white elephant is a byword for something expensive, useless and bizarre.en.wikipedia.org
- The device is encircled with diamonds, which symbolise wise men, important authors, craftsmen, the sacred white elephant, graceful women, vigorous soldiers and public servants.en.wikipedia.org
- Holiday groups use a gift exchange party game such as white elephant gift exchange for socializing and sharing gifts.en.wikipedia.org
- The piece, one of a pair of sixfold screens, depicts a white elephant and a number of other animals in a garden.en.wikipedia.org
- A white elephant is rare and given special significance.en.wikipedia.org
- It was termed a white elephant due to its difficulty as a track.en.wikipedia.org
- A white elephant has become a term referring to an expensive burden, particularly when much has been invested with false expectations.en.wikipedia.org
- If we do, then the law becomes the real white elephant.en.wikipedia.org
- The phrase was attached to white elephant swaps and white elephant sales in the early twentieth century.en.wikipedia.org
- However, the project proved to be a white elephant, not least because seal numbers had declined massively.en.wikipedia.org
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