a white elephant
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Dialogues in context
EN · C2An Unused Machine
- A
Why are you selling this machine?
Dlaczego sprzedajecie tę maszynę?
- B
It's a white elephant. Nobody uses it.
To kosztowna rzecz bez praktycznego pożytku. Nikt jej nie używa.
- A
Who'll buy it?
Kto ją kupi?
- B
A school needs this model.
Szkoła szuka takiego modelu.
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Translations
Examples of use
Nieużywany stadion stał się kosztownym obiektem bez pożytku.
No voice for this language is installed. Speech practice is still available.The unused stadium became a white elephant.
No voice for this language is installed. Speech practice is still available.Das ungenutzte Stadion wurde zu einem teuren nutzlosen Objekt.
No voice for this language is installed. Speech practice is still available.El estadio sin uso se convirtió en una posesión costosa e inútil.
No voice for this language is installed. Speech practice is still available.Неиспользуемый стадион стал дорогим бесполезным приобретением.
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The unused stadium became a white elephant.