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> I would love to hear of analogues from other cultures. In German it's pretty much just the literal translation of the English phrase and its variations: "(Wi
by chmod775 5y ago
> I would love to hear of analogues from other cultures.
In German it's pretty much just the literal translation of the English phrase and its variations: "(Wie) die Nadel im Heuhaufen suchen" - (like) looking for the needle in the haystack, etc.
- ASalazarMX 5y agoIt's the same in Spanish, I'm surprised how universal this concept has become, even with people that have never understood what needles have to do with haystacks. "Como buscar/hallar una aguja en un pajar" (like looking for/finding a needle in a haystack) means taking/achieving a nearly impossible task.