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Czech
Etymology
Calque of English black hole.
Pronunciation
Noun
černá díra f
- black hole (celestial body)
- (idiomatic) black hole (something which consumed or keeps consuming very large amounts of money not corresponding to its benefits)
2016 June 2, Jiří Bárta, “Místo ráje černá díra. Štědře zadotované centrum Eden polyká miliony”, in iDnes.cz:Z turistické novinky, kterou se Bystřice nad Pernštejnem chtěla chlubit, se stala podle kritiků černá díra na peníze a noční můra. Vybudování centra Eden stálo město dvakrát tolik, než kolik původně počítalo.- Critics say that the innovation for tourists, which Bystřice na Pernštejnem wanted to boast with, became a black hole and a nightmare. Building the new centre Eden cost the city twice as much as it had reckoned.
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see černý, díra.
Declension
Declension of černá díra (hard feminine í-ě-alt)