boondoggle

[US]/ˈbuːndəl/
[UK]/ˈbʊnˌdɑːɡl̩/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

v. at spilde tid på ligegyldige eller meningsløse opgaver
n. en ligegyldig eller meningsløs opgave; en ubrugelig genstand
Word Forms
Third Person Singularboondoggles
Pluralboondoggles
Present Participleboondoggling
Past Tenseboondoggled
Past Participleboondoggled

Phrases & Collocations

boondoggle project

et meningsløst projekt

a complete boondoggle

et komplet meningsløst projekt

avoid boondoggles

undgå meningsløse projekter

political boondoggle

et politisk meningsløst projekt

boondoggle scheme

et meningsløst ordning

government boondoggle

et statsligt meningsløst projekt

a costly boondoggle

et dyrt meningsløst projekt

Example Sentences

the project turned out to be a complete boondoggle.

projektet viste sig at være en komplet fiasko.

many politicians criticize the new boondoggle initiative.

mange politikere kritiserer det nye fiaskoprojekt.

they labeled the spending as a boondoggle.

de betegnede udgifterne som en fiasko.

the committee was accused of engaging in a boondoggle.

udvalget blev anklaget for at være involveret i en fiasko.

critics argue that the festival is just a boondoggle.

kritikere hævder, at festivalen blot er en fiasko.

her vacation plans were seen as a boondoggle by her boss.

hendes ferieplaner blev af hendes chef betragtet som en fiasko.

the funds were misallocated to a boondoggle project.

midlerne blev fejlagtigt allokeret til et fiaskoprojekt.

it was a costly boondoggle that served no purpose.

det var en dyr fiasko, der ikke tjente noget formål.

he described the entire operation as a boondoggle.

han beskrev hele operationen som en fiasko.

many viewed the new policy as a potential boondoggle.

mange så den nye politik som et potentielt fiasko.

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