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I ['snəʊbɔːl]nome palla f. di neve••II ['snəʊbɔːl]he hasn't got a snowball's chance in hell — colloq. non ha la benché minima probabilità
verbo intransitivo [profits, problem] crescere a valanga* * *noun (a ball of snow pressed hard together, especially made by children for throwing, as a game.) palla di neve* * *snowball /ˈsnəʊbɔ:l/n.● (fam.) a snowball's chance in hell, nessuna probabilità.(to) snowball /ˈsnəʊbɔ:l/A v. i.1 lanciare palle di neve, fare a pallate2 (fig.) aumentare vorticosamente; crescere a valangaB v. t.2 (fig.) far aumentare vorticosamente; far crescere a valangasnowballingn. [u]2 (fig.) effetto a valanga.* * *I ['snəʊbɔːl]nome palla f. di neve••II ['snəʊbɔːl]he hasn't got a snowball's chance in hell — colloq. non ha la benché minima probabilità
verbo intransitivo [profits, problem] crescere a valanga
См. также в других словарях:
snowball’s chance in hell — n. a very poor chance. (Usually in the negative.) □ She doesn’t have a snowball’s chance in hell of getting it done on time. □ I know I don’t have a snowball’s chance in hell, but I’ll try anyway … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
snowball's chance in hell — noun Little or no likelihood of occurrence or success. That small boat has a snowball’s chance in hell of surviving the hurricane … Wiktionary
snowball's chance in hell — See:not a snowball s chance in hell … Idioms and examples
a snowball's chance in hell — Snowball Snow ball , n. 1. A round mass of snow pressed or roller together, or anything resembling such a mass. [1913 Webster] 2. (Bot.) The Guelder rose. [1913 Webster] 3. (Bot.) a shrub of the genus {Viburnum}, having large clusters of white… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
a snowball's chance in hell — informal : any chance at all used to say that something is extremely unlikely or impossible Let s be honest–there isn t a snowball s chance in hell that we ll win this game. [=there s no chance that we ll win] Unfortunately, he doesn t have a… … Useful english dictionary
a snowball's chance in hell — little or no chance to succeed If I write the test now, I won t have a snowball s chance in hell … English idioms
not have a snowball's chance in hell — not have a (snowball s) chance in hell not have any possibility. It quickly became clear that I didn t have a snowball s chance in hell of finding my lost wallet. Usage notes: sometimes used in the form have no chance in hell Etymology: based on… … New idioms dictionary
not have a snowball's chance in hell — (not) have a snowball s chance in hell to have no chance at all of achieving something. With those grades she hasn t a snowball s chance in hell of getting into college. (usually + of + doing something) … New idioms dictionary
have a snowball's chance in hell — (not) have a snowball s chance in hell to have no chance at all of achieving something. With those grades she hasn t a snowball s chance in hell of getting into college. (usually + of + doing something) … New idioms dictionary
not a snowball's chance in hell — There is absolutely no possibility of something hapening if there s not a snowball s chance in hell … The small dictionary of idiomes
not have a snowball's chance (in hell) — not have a snowball’s chance (in hell) informal phrase to have no chance of doing or having something Thesaurus: likely to failsynonym Main entry: snowball … Useful english dictionary