EN · C2 · idiom

be dead in the water

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nie mieć szans na dalszy rozwój

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be dead in the water

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EN · C2

A Blocked Path

  1. A

    Why are you changing jobs?

    Dlaczego zmieniasz stanowisko?

  2. B

    Here I'm going nowhere professionally.

    Tutaj nie mam szans na dalszy rozwój.

  3. A

    What are you looking for?

    Czego szukasz?

  4. B

    A chance to lead projects.

    Możliwości prowadzenia projektów.

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Translations

Polishnie mieć szans na dalszy rozwójexpressionNo voice for this language is installed. Speech practice is still available.
Germankeine Aussicht auf Fortgang habenexpressionNo voice for this language is installed. Speech practice is still available.
Spanishno tener posibilidad de avanzarexpressionNo voice for this language is installed. Speech practice is still available.
Russianне иметь шансов на дальнейшее развитиеexpressionNo voice for this language is installed. Speech practice is still available.

Examples of use

Polish

Bez finansowania projekt nie ma szans na rozwój.

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English

Without funding, the project is dead in the water.

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German

Ohne Finanzierung hat das Projekt keine Aussicht auf Fortgang.

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Spanish

Sin financiación, el proyecto no tiene posibilidad de avanzar.

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Russian

Без финансирования проект не имеет шансов на развитие.

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Grammar

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be dead in the water
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Without funding, the project is dead in the water.

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