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boondoggle /ˈbu:ndɒgl/n. (fam. USA)2 (fig.) cattedrale nel deserto; (fig.) impresa (o progetto) irrealizzabile e inutile ( e che fa sprecare tempo e denaro). -
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boondoggle ○ USA n projet m futile (généralement gaspillant des fonds publics).B vi gaspiller des fonds publics (en projets futiles). -
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['buːndɒgl] (US inf)1. viauf Staatskosten Zeit und Geld verplempern (inf)2. nZeitverschwendung f or Kleinkrämerei f auf Staatskosten* * *boondoggle [-ˌdɑɡəl] USA s1. einfacher, handgemachter Gebrauchsgegenstand (besonders aus Leder)2. umga) Beschäftigungstherapie f umg, sinnlose Arbeitb) Scheinbeschäftigung f (besonders im öffentlichen Dienst)B v/i umga) sich mit sinnlosen Arbeiten beschäftigenb) einer Scheinbeschäftigung nachgehen -
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n AmE infmlThis is another boondoggle - just the thing every single baby-kisser pledged to stop — Вот еще один пример бездумного расточительства общественных денег. Как раз то, чему торжественно обещают положить конец все политические деятели
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Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > boondoggle
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[ʹbu:n͵dɒg(ə)l] v амер. сл.заниматься пустым, бессмысленным делом -
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1) любая бессмысленная, неэффективная и расточительная деятельность (проект); часто такая работа имеет целью исключительно создание рабочих мест; 2) заниматься пустым, бессмысленным делом. -
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['buːnˌdɒg(ə)l]1) Общая лексика: заниматься бессмысленным делом2) Американизм: заниматься пустым, бессмысленным делом3) Военный термин: поездка под видом служебной командировки4) Экономика: делать напрасный труд, заниматься пустым делом -
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[`buːndɔg(ə)l]тратить время на пустое занятие; заниматься пустым несерьезным деломАнгло-русский большой универсальный переводческий словарь > boondoggle
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◙ v. ליצור מגרוטאות; לעסוק במשהו שאינו מועיל* * *◙ ליעומ וניאש והשמב קוסעל ;תואטורגמ רוציל◄ -
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Isubst. \/ˈbuːnˌdɒɡl\/ (amer., hverdagslig)1) forklaring: håndlaget ting (særlig kurv- eller lærarbeid)2) hensiktsløst arbeid, bortkastet arbeidIIverb \/ˈbuːnˌdɒɡl\/(amer., hverdagslig) forklaring: pusle med hensiktsløst arbeid, forklaring: sløse bort tiden -
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boon.dog.gle[b'u:ndɔ:gəl] n 1 artesanato de couro ou vime. 2 projeto ou atividade inútil ou banal. -
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v амер., розм.займатися безглуздою, пустою справою* * *v; амер.; сл.займатися пустопорожньою, безглуздою справою -
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v; амер.; сл.займатися пустопорожньою, безглуздою справою -
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n., vi. 쓸데없는짓, 쓸데 없는 짓을하다
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boondoggle — boon‧dog‧gle [ˈbuːnˌdɒgl ǁ ˌdɒːgl] noun [countable] informal an officially organized plan or action that wastes a lot of money: • Opponents say the monorail plan is a boondoggle; projected routes would travel to places that would attract few… … Financial and business terms
Boondoggle — or boon doggle may refer to:* Boondoggle (project), term for a scheme that wastes time and money * Scoubidou, a knotting and plaiting craft known in the U.S. as boondoggle ** Gimp (thread), a type of thread used in making boondoggles and lanyards … Wikipedia
boondoggle — ☆ boondoggle [bo͞on′däg΄əl, bo͞on′dôg΄əl ] n. [orig. dial., ornamental leather strap; modern sense from c. 1935] a trifling or pointless project, expenditure, etc.; now esp., one financed by public funds vi. boondoggled, boondoggling to engage in … English World dictionary
boondoggle — oon dog*gle v. 1. a braided cord made by hand by young scouts, used for various purposes, such as a hat cord or a key chain. 2. a useless, wasteful, or impractical project; especially one authorized by a government agency as a favor to partisans … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
boondoggle — oon dog*gle v. to do useless, wasteful, or trivial work. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
boondoggle — (n.) 1935, American English, of uncertain origin, popularized during the New Deal as a contemptuous word for make work projects for the unemployed. Said to have been a pioneer word for gadget; it also was by 1932 a Boy Scout term for a kind of… … Etymology dictionary
boondoggle — [[t]bu͟ːndɒgl[/t]] boondoggles N COUNT (disapproval) People sometimes refer to an official organization or activity as a boondoggle when they think it wastes a lot of time and money and does not achieve much. [AM, INFORMAL] The planned… … English dictionary
boondoggle — [“bundogl] n. a waste of time and money; a project for spending public money. □ Another Washington boondoggle came to light today as investigators revealed plans for a dam in a California canyon that doesn’t have any water. □ This is another… … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
boondoggle — noun Etymology: coined by Robert H. Link died 1957 American scoutmaster Date: 1929 1. a braided cord worn by Boy Scouts as a neckerchief slide, hatband, or ornament 2. a wasteful or impractical project or activity often involving graft •… … New Collegiate Dictionary
boondoggle — boondoggler, n. /boohn dog euhl, daw geuhl/, n., v., boondoggled, boondoggling. n. 1. a product of simple manual skill, as a plaited leather cord for the neck or a knife sheath, made typically by a camper or a scout. 2. work of little or no value … Universalium
boondoggle — 1. noun /ˈbuːndɒɡəl/ a) A braided ring to hold a neckerchief, particularly in scouting; a woggle. Opponents consider this another billion dollar government boondoggle. b) A waste of time and/or money; a … Wiktionary