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white whale

/waɪt weɪl/

Traducción: Expresión que designa una obsesión o meta persistente que resulta extremadamente difícil o imposible de alcanzar, a menudo generando frustración u obsesión. Proviene de la novela Moby Dick de Herman Melville.

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/waɪt weɪl/C1informalart
  • esExpresión que designa una obsesión o meta persistente que resulta extremadamente difícil o imposible de alcanzar, a menudo generando frustración u obsesión. Proviene de la novela Moby Dick de Herman Melville.

An expression referring to an obsessive goal or pursuit that is extremely difficult or impossible to achieve, often causing frustration or obsession. Originates from Herman Melville's novel 'Moby-Dick'.

  1. Obsessive goalC1informal

    A goal or pursuit that is extremely difficult to achieve and becomes an obsession for the person seeking it.

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    • Finding the perfect vintage car became his white whale.
    • For the detective, solving that cold case was his white whale.
    • Her white whale was to publish a novel with a major publishing house.