White elephant
01
dyr belastning, vit elefant
a possession that is costly to maintain and difficult to dispose of, often more trouble than it is worth
idiom
grammatisk information
animacitetsstatus
icke-animat
morfologisk sammansättning
sammansättning
räknebart
pluralform
white elephants
Exempel
His sprawling mansion became a white elephant after retirement.
Företaget försökte sälja fabriken, men den enorma anläggningen var en dyr belastning.
02
vit elefant, albinoelefant
a rare, pale-colored elephant, often considered sacred in certain cultures, especially in Southeast Asia
Exempel
The discovery of a white elephant was celebrated with a national holiday.
Upptäckten av en vit elefant firades med en nationell helgdag.
