Jan 24, 2005 14:13
19 yrs ago
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English term
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hopelessly backlogged
English
Other
Economics
Context:
As a result, few if any have valid title to their ground. In Port-au-Prince, even quite expensive properties change hands without anybody bothering to inform the registry office, which is hopelessly backlogged anyway.
can you tell me what is it really meant by the word "hopelessly" in that sentence, coz i know the meaning of the 'backlogged', but i cant get the meaning when it is combined with hopelessly. Please help ...
As a result, few if any have valid title to their ground. In Port-au-Prince, even quite expensive properties change hands without anybody bothering to inform the registry office, which is hopelessly backlogged anyway.
can you tell me what is it really meant by the word "hopelessly" in that sentence, coz i know the meaning of the 'backlogged', but i cant get the meaning when it is combined with hopelessly. Please help ...
Responses
+11
3 mins
George Rabel
TRANSLATIONS THAT READ LIKE ORIGINALS
Native in: Spanish
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish, Spanish to English, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
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4
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means that the amount of work they have is so great that they will never catch up. (no hope to ever catch up=hopelessly)
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "thanks a lot"
3 mins
Kim Metzger
Mexico
Mexico
Native in English
&
English
Mexico
Committed to Quality and Service
Native in: English (Variant: US) 
Works in: German to English
Related KudoZ points
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12
beyond repair
They are so far behind in registering properties that they will never get it straight. A bit of an exaggeration, maybe.
-2
2 hrs
frustratingly backlogged
it simply means that there is frustration with this office, that they are "hopeless," meaning as a criticism of their competency, and in this case their comptency of registering property transfers. Not to be taken litterally, ie only a figurative statement. (I wouldn't say that they can't do it, only that their not doing it in a timely fashion causes problems.)
Peer comment(s):
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Cilian O'Tuama
: don't see any reason to believe they're incompetent - could equally well be understaffed.//Then make that two disagrees!
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if they can't do the job, they are incompetent!
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George Rabel
: I am glad you are not my boss, Charles, if that is how you think ; )
16 days
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8 hrs
Maria Chmelarova
Native in: Slovak
Works in: English to Slovak, English to Czech, Slovak to English, and 2 more.
hopelessly - desperately, impossibly >>>
>>> incapable for solution, giving no ground for hope...
backlog - an accumulation of tasks unperformed or material not processed
backlog - an accumulation of tasks unperformed or material not processed
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