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Pronunciation / Transliteration: ˈhɪnˌfɛlɪç
"Damit sind all unsere Pläne hinfällig."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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Discarded, abandoned, or no longer valid, typically referring to plans, hopes, or calculations.
"With the sudden economic downturn, all our careful financial projections went out-of-the-window."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the idiomatic phrase 'to throw something out of the window', originating in the 19th century to denote discarding or abandoning something completely. Over time, the phrasal idiom compressed into an attributive adjective describing plans, budgets, or ideas that have been utterly rejected or ruined.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Out-of-the-window" is said worldwide
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jeté par la fenêtre
Transliteration: ʒə.te paʁ la fə.nɛtʁ
"Tous nos projets sont jetés par la fenêtre."
hinfällig
Transliteration: ˈhɪnˌfɛlɪç
"Damit sind all unsere Pläne hinfällig."
sfumato
Transliteration: sfuˈmato
"Con questo imprevisto, i nostri piani sono sfumati."
descartado
Transliteration: deskaɾˈtaðo
"Todo nuestro presupuesto quedó descartado."
por água abaixo
Transliteration: puɾ ˈaɡwɐ aˈbajʃu
"Nossos planos foram por água abaixo."
निरस्त
Transliteration: nirasta
"हमारी सारी योजनाएँ निरस्त हो गईं।"
泡汤
Transliteration: pào tāng
"我们的计划全泡汤了。"
수포로 돌아간
Transliteration: suporo doragan
"우리의 모든 계획이 수포로 돌아갔다."
水泡に帰した
Transliteration: suihou ni kishita
"私たちの計画はすべて水泡に帰した。"
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