dead letter
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An item of mail that cannot be delivered to its intended recipientAn item of mail that cannot be delivered to its intended recipient; after some time it is returned to the sender, or destroyed.
» The treaty is now a dead letter.
Соглашение утратило силу.
Значення
значень: 3An item of mail that cannot be delivered to its intended recipient; after some time it is returned to the sender, or destroyed.
mail that can neither be delivered nor returned
A law or other measure that is no longer enforced.
(ширше)Anything that has lost its authority or influence despite still being in existence or formally in force.
Приклади
речень: 1The treaty is now a dead letter.
ruСоглашение утратило силу. — xmoffx
Переклади
мов: 3Форми
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