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noun. an attempt to catch or find something one cannot possibly obtain. búsqueda inútil. They sent us on a wild-goose chase. (Traducción de wild-goose chase del Diccionario PASSWORD Inglés-Español © 2014 K Dictionaries Ltd) C1. Traducciones de wild-goose chase. en chino (tradicional) 白費力氣的搜尋, 徒勞之舉… Ver más. en chino (simplificado) 白费力气的搜寻, 徒劳之举…
Inglés. Español. wild goose chase, wild-goose chase, goose chase n. figurative, informal (pointless search) (figurado) misión imposible nf + adj mf. The sheriff was sent on a wild goose chase to find the fugitive. Trying to find the missing papers turned out to be a wild-goose chase.
wild-goose chase, goose chase n. noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. figurative, informal (pointless search) (figurado) misión imposible nf + adj mf. The sheriff was sent on a wild goose chase to find the fugitive.
a search that is completely unsuccessful and a waste of time because the person or thing being searched for does not exist or is somewhere else: After two hours spent wandering in the snow, I realized we were on a wild goose chase. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Searching. -seeking.
The meaning of WILD-GOOSE CHASE is a complicated or lengthy and usually fruitless pursuit or search. How to use wild-goose chase in a sentence.
wild goose chase. See full dictionary entry for wild below. Collins English-Spanish Dictionary © by HarperCollins Publishers. All rights reserved. wild. [(British) waɪld , (US) waɪld ] adjetivo Formas de la palabra: comparative wilder, superlative wildest. 1. (= not domesticated) a. [animal, bird] salvaje. (= fierce) feroz.
go on a wild goose chase, go on a wild-goose chase v expr: figurative, informal (search in vain for [sth]) buscar una aguja en un pajar expr
