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Fass ohne Boden

English translation: bottomless pit

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16:03 Oct 30, 2008

German to English translations [Non-PRO]
Idioms / Maxims / Sayings

German term or phrase: Fass ohne Boden

what is the appropriate translation of this German idiom?

*bottomless pit*
or
* money sink* or whatelse?

It's very urgent!!

Thanks a lot in advance

JHerzog KudoZ activity Questions: 9 (1 open) Answers: 1 Germany
Local time: 08:14

English translation:bottomless pit

Explanation:
was the first thing that came to mind

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ntext
United States
Local time: 01:14

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ok Thanks a lot!!!!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

4 +11

bottomless pit

ntext

Discussion entries: 1

Answers

1 min confidence:

peer agreement (net): +11

fass ohne boden

bottomless pit

Explanation:
was the first thing that came to mind

Reference: http://dict.leo.org/ende?lp=ende&lang=de&searchLoc=0&cmpType...

ntext
United States
Local time: 01:14
Works in field
Native speaker of:

English,

German
PRO pts in category: 32

Grading comment

ok Thanks a lot!!!!

Notes to answerer

Asker: also ich füge jetzt einfach hier ein: ja, es ist ein endloses thema letzter satz: heißt: das ist ein fass ohne boden. Ja, bei leo habe ich es auch gefunden und bei dicct. heißt es money sink...???

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Changes made by editors

Oct 30, 2008 - Changes made by Cetacea:
Level	PRO => Non-PRO
Oct 30, 2008 - Changes made by Steffen Walter:
Term asked	fass ohne boden (idiom) => Fass ohne Boden
Oct 30, 2008 - Changes made by ntext:
Field (specific)	General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters => Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
Oct 30, 2008 - Changes made by Susanne Bittner:
Language pair	English to German => German to English

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