white elephant en el Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Traducciones de white elephant en el diccionario inglés»español

elephant [ingl. am. ˈɛləfənt, ingl. brit. ˈɛlɪf(ə)nt] SUST.

1. elephant:

un elefantito coloq.
to see pink elephants coloq., arcznte.
ver doble coloq.
to see pink elephants coloq., arcznte.
ver diablos azules And. coloq.

I.white <whiter, whitest> [ingl. am. (h)waɪt, ingl. brit. wʌɪt] ADJ.

II.white [ingl. am. (h)waɪt, ingl. brit. wʌɪt] SUST.

white elephant en el diccionario PONS

Traducciones de white elephant en el diccionario inglés»español

Traducciones de white elephant en el diccionario inglés»español

inglés americano

Ejemplos monolingües (no verificados por la redacción de PONS)

inglés
For instance, a white elephant is a byword for something expensive, useless and bizarre.
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The device is encircled with diamonds, which symbolise wise men, important authors, craftsmen, the sacred white elephant, graceful women, vigorous soldiers and public servants.
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Holiday groups use a gift exchange party game such as white elephant gift exchange for socializing and sharing gifts.
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The piece, one of a pair of sixfold screens, depicts a white elephant and a number of other animals in a garden.
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A white elephant is rare and given special significance.
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It was termed a white elephant due to its difficulty as a track.
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A white elephant has become a term referring to an expensive burden, particularly when much has been invested with false expectations.
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If we do, then the law becomes the real white elephant.
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The phrase was attached to white elephant swaps and white elephant sales in the early twentieth century.
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However, the project proved to be a white elephant, not least because seal numbers had declined massively.
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