černá díra
Czech
Etymology
Calque of English black hole.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [t͡ʃɛrnaː ɟiːra]
Noun
- black hole (celestial body) [since 20th c.]
- (idiomatic) black hole (something which consumed or keeps consuming very large amounts of money not corresponding to its benefits)
- 2016 June 2, Jiří Bárta, “Místo ráje černá díra. Štědře zadotované centrum Eden polyká miliony”, in iDnes.cz:
- Z turistické novinky, kterou se Bystřice nad Pernštejnem chtěla chlubit, se stala podle kritiků černá díra na peníze a noční můra. Vybudování centra Eden stálo město dvakrát tolik, než kolik původně počítalo.
- Critics say that the innovation for tourists, which Bystřice na Pernštejnem wanted to boast with, became a black hole and a nightmare. Building the new centre Eden cost the city twice as much as it had reckoned.
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see černý, díra.
Declension
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