Meaning

1 senses

  1. A proposal that does not solve any problem or provide any value; or one that is intended to fill a need which does not really exist.

    Some teachers complained that the new online grading software was a solution in search of a problem.

    Lösung auf der Suche nach einem Problem

Examples

174 sentences

  1. I finally found the solution to the problem.

    Я нарешті знайшов вирішення цеї проблеми. — Ahha

    ruЯ наконец-то нашёл решение этой проблемы. — al_ex_an_der

    deEndlich fand ich eine Lösung für das Problem. — xtofu80

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  2. We're hoping to find a solution to the problem soon.

    Ми сподіваємося знайти рішення цієї проблеми у найближчий час. — deniko

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  3. There's a simple solution to this problem.

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  4. Tom has a solution to the problem.

    ruУ Тома есть решение этой проблемы. — marafon

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  5. There are three solutions to the problem.

    ruУ задачи три решения. — marafon

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Translations

1 languages
Deutsch
By meaning 1
proposal to fix a problem which does not really exist:

Forms

plural: solutions in search of problems / solutions in search of a problem

Synonyms

1 synonyms
solution looking for a problem

Lessons for this word

1 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
solsticesolublesolutionA2solvablesolveA1solventB2

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