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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
wild goose chase,
wild-goose chase,
goose chase n		 figurative, informal (pointless search) (figurado)misión imposible nf + adj mf
 The sheriff was sent on a wild goose chase to find the fugitive.
 Trying to find the missing papers turned out to be a wild-goose chase.
 Al alguacil lo mandaron en una misión imposible a encontrar al fugitivo.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
go on a wild goose chase,
go on a wild-goose chase v expr		 figurative, informal (search in vain for [sth])buscar una aguja en un pajar expr
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'wild goose chase' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
Spanish:
dar palos de ciego - traer al retortero


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