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1 wild goose chase
['waild gu:z çeis] n. kontroll i pafrytshëm; ndjekje e kotë -
2 wild
[waild] adj.,n., adv. -adj 1. e egër (bimë, kafshë. 2. i shkretë, pa njeri (vend). 3. i egër, i paqytetëruar, primitiv (fis); the call of the wild kushtrimi i të parëve. ( Adjective wild, Comparative wilder, Superlative wildest). 4. fig. i shfrenuar (inat); i çmendur, i marrë (plan). 5. i tërbuar (tufan). 6. gj.fol. i etur, i papërmbajtur. 7. i pashtruar; i panënshtruar.● be wild with anger tërbohem nga inati; be wild about sth fig. rrëmbehem nga diçka; drive sb wild e luaj nga mendtë; run wild harliset; harbohet; wild and woolly gdhë, i pagdhendur /-n. shkretëtirë; vend i shkretë / -adv. egërsisht, me egërsi.● wild boar [waild bo:] n. derr i egër● wildcat ['waildkæt] n.,v. -n 1. mace e egër. 2. fig. njeri i sertë; egërsirë. 3. amer. pus prove (në vend të paeksploruar). 4. ndërmarrje me rrezik. 5. lokomotivë pa vagona. 6. attr. i marrë, i dyshimtë (projekt) /-vi. shpoj në terren të paeksploruar● wildebeest ['wildëbi:st] n. antilopë afrikane● wilder ['wildë:] vi 1. hutoj, shastis. 2. hutohem, shastisem● wilderness ['wildë:nis] n 1. vend i shkretë. 2. labirinth; lëmsh● wildfire ['waildfajë:(r)] n 1. hist. lëndë e djegshme (e përdorur në luftë). 2. sëmundje infektive delesh.● spread like wildfire përhapet me shpejtësi (lajmi)● wildflower ['waildflauë:] n. lule e egër● wildfowl ['waildfaul] n. shpezë, shpendë të egër● wild-goose chase ['waild gu:z çeis] n. kontroll i pafrytshëm; ndjekje e kotë● wildlife ['waildlaif] n. kafshët e egra; wildlife sanctuary rezervat natyror● wildwood ['waildwud] n. pyll* * *i egër
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Wild goose chase — Wild Wild, a. [Compar. {Wilder}; superl. {Wildest}.] [OE. wilde, AS. wilde; akin to OFries. wilde, D. wild, OS. & OHG. wildi, G. wild, Sw. & Dan. vild, Icel. villr wild, bewildered, astray, Goth. wilpeis wild, and G. & OHG. wild game, deer; of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
wild goose chase — wild goose chases also wild goose chase N COUNT: usu on N If you are on a wild goose chase, you waste a lot of time searching for something that you have little chance of finding, because you have been given incorrect information. Harry wondered… … English dictionary
wild goose chase — wild goose .chase n a situation where you are looking for something that does not exist or that you are very unlikely to find, so that you waste a lot of time ▪ It looks like they ve sent us on a wild goose chase … Dictionary of contemporary English
wild goose chase — A wild goose chase is a waste of time time spent trying to do something unsuccessfully … The small dictionary of idiomes
wild-goose chase — n. any search, pursuit, or endeavor regarded as being as futile as trying to catch a wild goose by chasing it … English World dictionary
wild-goose chase — wild′ goose′ chase n. a wild or absurd search for something nonexistent or unobtainable; a senseless pursuit • Etymology: 1585–95 … From formal English to slang
wild-goose chase — wild goose ,chase noun count an attempt to find something that does not exist or that you are very unlikely to discover … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
wild goose chase — 1592, first attested in Romeo and Juliet, where it evidently is a figurative use of an earlier (but unrecorded) literal sense in reference to a kind of follow the leader steeplechase … Etymology dictionary
wild goose chase — ► NOUN ▪ a foolish and hopeless search for or pursuit of something unattainable … English terms dictionary
wild-goose chase — noun the fruitless pursuit of something unattainable • Hypernyms: ↑pursuit, ↑pursuance, ↑quest * * * noun Etymology: so called from the characteristic flight of wild geese in a group spaced at intervals behind a leader that sets the course 1.… … Useful english dictionary
wild goose chase — A wild goose chase is a waste of time time spent trying to do something unsuccessfully. (Dorking School Dictionary) *** If someone is sent on a wild goose chase, they waste their time looking for something that there is little chance… … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
