dead in the water

/dɛd ɪn ðə ˈwɔːtər/

noun C1
N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: academic. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Meaning

  1. estancado, sin futuro

    • The proposal is dead in the water.

      La propuesta está estancada sin futuro.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Práctica

1 ¿Qué significa dead in the water?

2 Completa el espacio en blanco: The proposal is dead in the ___.

3 ¿Qué gráfico de características corresponde a dead in the water?

noun

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