boondoggle

UK:^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈbuːndɒgl/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈbunˌdɑgəl, -ˌdɔgəl/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(bo̅o̅n′dog′əl, -dô′gəl)

Inflections of 'boondoggle' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

Principal Translations
Inglés		Español
boondoggle n	US (project that wastes time and money)	despilfarro nm
	Este proyecto fue simplemente un despilfarro por parte del gobierno.
boondoggle⇒ vi	US (waste time and money on [sth])	despilfarrar⇒ vtr
		derrochar⇒ vtr
		malgastar⇒ vtr
boondoggle [sb]⇒ vtr	(deceive)	estafar a vtr + prep
		engañar a vtr + prep
	(MX, coloquial)	tranzar a vtr + prep

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