🐉hydra (aïdra)

noun
/ˈhaɪdrə/
hydre (hydre)

Signification

a many-headed serpent in Greek mythology; a problem that seems to grow worse when attempts are made to solve it
Traduction de la signification
un serpent à plusieurs têtes dans la mythologie grecque; un problème qui semble empirer lorsqu'on tente de le résoudre
un serpent a plusieurs tetes dans la mythologie grecque; un probleme qui semble empirer lorsqu'on tente de le resoudre

Phrases d'exemple

Corruption is like a hydra, hard to defeat completely.

La corruption est comme une hydre, difficile à vaincre complètement.
La corruption est comme une hydre, difficile a vaincre completement.

Synonymes

monster, serpent, menace, evil

Antonymes

solution, cure

Collocations

hydra-headed problem, Greek hydra, defeat the hydra

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