Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Czech term or phrase:
velká neznámá
English translation:
the great unknown
Added to glossary by
Lenka Mandryszová
Nov 19, 2008 11:55
15 yrs ago
Czech term
Czech Republic
Sworn, med, pharm, linguistic validation
Native in: Czech 
Works in: English to Czech, Czech to English
velká neznámá
Czech to English
Art/Literary
Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
díky předem
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +5 | the great unknown |
Scott Evan Andrews
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| 4 +1 | big unknown |
Prokop Vantuch
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| 4 +1 | a big unknown |
Jana Zajicova
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| 4 +1 | the 64000 dollar question |
Gerry Vickers
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Proposed translations
+5
2 mins
Scott Evan Andrews
United States
United States
Native in English
Works in field
United States
31 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE!
Native in: English
Works in: Czech to English, Slovak to English
Related KudoZ points
:
4
Selected
the great unknown
seems straightforward
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Note added at 48 mins (2008-11-19 12:44:32 GMT)
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All posted answers are right. It depends on the context, without that, we don't know. Some future event where nobody knows how it will end up is "a big unknown" with indefinite article "a". "The great unknown" would be a metaphor for something like this - "The Great Unknown - the World Economy in Five Years".
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Note added at 48 mins (2008-11-19 12:44:32 GMT)
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All posted answers are right. It depends on the context, without that, we don't know. Some future event where nobody knows how it will end up is "a big unknown" with indefinite article "a". "The great unknown" would be a metaphor for something like this - "The Great Unknown - the World Economy in Five Years".
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanx"
+1
2 mins
Prokop Vantuch
Czech Republic
Czech Republic
Native in Czech
Czech Republic
Expert in tourism, sports, medical field
Native in: Czech
Works in: English to Czech, Czech to English, Slovak to English, and 1 more.
big unknown
Dokonce i slovník mi nabízí "It's a big unknown" = Je to velká neznámá.
+1
2 mins
Jana Zajicova
Czech Republic
Czech Republic
Native in Czech
Works in field
Czech Republic
Native speaker of finance
Native in: Czech
Works in: English to Czech, German to Czech, Portuguese to Czech, and 2 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
4
a big unknown
Vídám to tak v žurnalistických textech.
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Note added at 3 mins (2008-11-19 11:58:59 GMT)
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http://news.google.com/news?source=ig&hl=cs&rlz=&=&q="big un...
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Note added at 3 mins (2008-11-19 11:58:59 GMT)
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http://news.google.com/news?source=ig&hl=cs&rlz=&=&q="big un...
+1
9 mins
Gerry Vickers
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in English
United Kingdom
A REAL English native speaker!
Native in: English
Works in: Czech to English, Slovak to English
the 64000 dollar question
I'll just throw this one into the ring :)
Can also be million, with inflation
Google it
Can also be million, with inflation
Google it
Example sentence:
Now THAT is the 64000 dollar question ...
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