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English translation: non-starter, hopeless case
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| 05:56 Jan 19, 2007 |
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|  Selected response from: Christine Andersen Denmark Local time: 11:11 | ||||||
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| 3 +2 | non-starter, hopeless case |
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| 4 | powerful firecracker |
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| 4 | flash in the pan |
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peer agreement (net): +2
peer agreement (net): +2non-starter, hopeless case Explanation: www.ordbogen.dk gives 'pie in the sky, non-starter' How you can be a 'hopeless case in seven-league boots' is a good question! 'A retroactive non-starter - the disaster was already complete!' ?? 'had been a hopeless case from the beginning of time...' ?? Literal translation is not a lot of help here. Best of luck! |
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