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| has gloss | (noun) a valuable possession whose upkeep is excessively expensive white elephant |
| has gloss | eng: A white elephant is an idiom for a valuable possession of which its owner cannot dispose and whose cost (particularly cost of upkeep) is out of proportion to its usefulness or worth. |
| lexicalization | eng: White elephants |
| lexicalization | eng: white elephant |
| subclass of | (noun) anything owned or possessed possession |
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| Czech | |
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| lexicalization | ces: danajský dar |
| lexicalization | ces: zbytečná přítěž |
| French | |
| has gloss | fra: Un éléphant blanc est une réalisation denvergure, souvent prestigieuse et dinitiative publique, qui savère plus coûteuse que bénéfique et dont lexploitation ou l'entretien devient un fardeau financier. |
| lexicalization | fra: éléphant blanc |
| Hebrew | |
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| lexicalization | heb: פִּיל לָבָן |
| Hungarian | |
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| lexicalization | hun: fehér elefánt |
| Indonesian | |
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| lexicalization | ind: sesuatu yang mahal dan sukar dipelihara |
| Korean | |
| lexicalization | kor: 성가신 소유물 |
| Swedish | |
| has gloss | swe: Vit elefant är ett ekonomiskt begrepp för en egendom eller ett projekt som är kostsamt utan att ge avkastning. |
| lexicalization | swe: Vit elefant |
| Telugu | |
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| lexicalization | tel: ఐరావతం |
| Thai | |
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| lexicalization | tha: กระบวนการที่ยุ่งยากและสิ้นเปลือง |
| lexicalization | tha: ช้างเผือก |
| Turkish | |
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| lexicalization | tur: beyaz fil |
| lexicalization | tur: gereksiz eþya |
| Chinese | |
| lexicalization | zho: 大白象 |
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| similar | e/White elephant |
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| media:img | RoyalWhiteElephant.jpg |
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