Преводи за „wild-goose chase“ в английски » немски речника

wild-ˈgoose chase СЪЩ

wild-goose chase (hopeless search)

aussichtslose Suche

wild-goose chase (pointless venture)

fruchtloses [o. hoffnungsloses] Unterfangen

to send sb [off] on a wild-goose chase

jdn für nichts und wieder nichts losschicken разг

the police had been sent on a wild-goose chase

man hatte die Polizei einem Phantom nachjagen lassen

Примери от PONS речника (редакционно проверени)

to send sb on a wild goose chase

jdn auf eine sinnlose Suche schicken

to send sb [off] on a wild-goose chase

jdn für nichts und wieder nichts losschicken разг

the police had been sent on a wild-goose chase

man hatte die Polizei einem Phantom nachjagen lassen

едноезични примери (не са проверени от PONS редакцията)

английски

A snipe hunt is a specific type of wild-goose chase, where a person embarks on an impossible search.

en.wikipedia.org

Almost surely a wild-goose chase but still it was a nice day for a picnic.

www.telegraph.co.uk