CE ÎNSEAMNĂ WHITE ELEPHANT ÎN ENGLEZĂ?
elefant alb
Un elefant alb este un idiom pentru o posesie valoroasă, dar împovărătoare, pe care proprietarul său nu o poate dispune și a cărui cost nu este proporțional cu utilitatea sau valoarea sa. Termenul derivă din povestea că regii din Siam erau obișnuiți să facă un cadou al unuia dintre aceste animale unor curteni care se făcuseră obișnuiți, pentru a distruge destinatarul cu costul întreținerii. În utilizarea modernă, este vorba despre un obiect, o schemă, o afacere de afaceri, o facilitate, etc., considerate fără valoare sau valoare. Elefanții albinoși există în natură, de obicei fiind roșiatic-maroniu sau roz.
Definiția white elephant în dicționarul Engleză
Prima definiție a elefantului alb în dicționar este o varietate rară albinoasă sau gri deschisă a elefantului indian, privită ca fiind sacră în anumite părți ale S Asia. O altă definiție a elefantului alb este o posesie nedorită de proprietar. Elefantul alb este, de asemenea, o aventură elaborată, o construcție etc., care se dovedește inutilă.
CĂRȚI ÎN ENGLEZĂ ÎN LEGĂTURĂ CU «WHITE ELEPHANT»
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white elephant în următoarea selecție bibliografică. Cărți în legătură cu
white elephant și extrase din aceasta pentru a furniza contextul de întrebuințare al acestuia în literatura Engleză.
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The Stolen
White Elephant (Webster's German Thesaurus Edition)
Webster's edition of this classic is organized to expose the reader to a maximum number of difficult and potentially ambiguous English words.
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The mystery of the
white elephant
When Timothy and his cousins go to the church swap meet, they discover a thief has stolen the white elephant they plan to buy, and it's up to them to find the culprit.
Elspeth Campbell Murphy,
1994
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The Stolen
White Elephant, Etc.
We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
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Ndlovu - The
White Elephant
Peter Good. fire, he put some water into his tin mug, and crushed the beans into
this. Once it had boiled, he supped quietly on his coffee and arranged for the
posting of a 'watch' arranging relief, and then settled down to sleep. It was the first
...
With emerging talent Christopher Steininger, Damon Hurd presents a play staged on paper.
Damon Hurd, Christopher Steininger,
2004
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Tales from the
White Elephant Saloon
Clint Adams gets involved, when unscrupulous private detective and extortionish Jim Courtright tries to make his buddy, Luke Short, the owner of the White Elephant Saloon, pay for protection. Original.
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Reflections on a
white elephant
Reflections On The White Elephant Is A Unique Novel By Mulk Raj Anand Which Shows Militant Hindutva On The Offensive Against Exalted Faith Of Sri Aurobindo.
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THE STOLEN
WHITE ELEPHANT:
"Lord of the White Elephant" and the third monarch of the Konbaung dynasty).
White elephants arelinkedtoHindu cosmology, the mount ofIndra, kingof theVedic
deities is Airavata, a white elephant. White elephants are also intricately linked to
...
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The Short Works of Mark Twain: A Critical Study
"The Stolen White Elephant" The Elephant is the most largest Annymile in the
whole world. He eats hay and kakes. You must not giv the Elephant Tobacker,
becoz if you do he will stamp his grate big feet upon to you and kill you fatally
Ded.
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Boonmee and the lucky
white elephant
After waiting all year to make a special wish for himself at the Loy Kathong festival, a ten-year-old Thai boy finds himself wishing instead for the welfare of a trapped white elephant.
Jane Hamilton-Merritt,
1972
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white elephant în contextul următoarelor știri.
Fayose won't execute white elephant projects – Ekiti Government
The Ekiti State Government has said that the State Governor, Mr Ayodele Fayose will not spend the State's scarce resources on execution of white elephant ... «DailyPost Nigeria, Iul 15»
Tennis Centre is a white elephant, says Andy Murray's former coach
"I felt unfortunately that it was always going to be a white elephant and it's proved to be. For me it was the last piece of the jigsaw puzzle, not the first piece. «BBC Sport, Iun 15»
Parramatta light rail: Sydney Olympic Park tram would be a 'white …
A light rail route linking Parramatta and Strathfield via Sydney Olympic Park would be a "white elephant" passing through "wastelands", according to ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Iun 15»
Troubled new Berlin airport won't be a white elephant, official says
BERLIN May 24 Berlin's new international airport, repeatedly delayed due to red tape and technical problems, is on course to open as scheduled in 2017, ... «Reuters, Mai 15»
Former UK Defense Chief Slams F-35 as 'White Elephant'
The United Kingdom's former defense chief is using some colorful language to criticize the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter. Nick Harvey, who served as armed forces ... «DoD Buzz, Mai 15»
New US fighter jet on course to becoming 'one of history's biggest …
Asked if the fighter had become a white elephant, he replied: “You could argue it was already one of the biggest white elephants in history a long time ago.”. «The Independent, Mai 15»
Does a circus without elephants have a future?
When Barnum announced he was going to bring a white elephant back from Asia, a competitor whitewashed his own elephant and engaged in a media war. «CNN, Mar 15»
What's so special about a white elephant?
The expression “white elephant” refers to a gift, typically cumbersome and large in size, that is difficult to dispose of and exorbitantly expensive to maintain. Like ... «Quartz, Mar 15»
Rare white elephant discovered in Myanmar
Officials in Myanmar reported on Sunday that they have located and captured a rare white elephant in the jungles of the western Ayeyarwaddy region, making it ... «RedOrbit, Mar 15»
Oakland: White Elephant Sale returns for 56th year
Hundreds of people find deals during the annual White Elephant Sale at a 96,000 square-foot warehouse in Oakland, Calif., on Saturday, March 1, 2014. It is the ... «Contra Costa Times, Ian 15»