Sanakirja
Tekoälykääntäjä
Vaihtoehtoiset kirjoitusmuodot
Synonyymit
Ääntäminen
AU- UK
| Kieli | Käännökset |
|---|---|
| suomi | kaivoksen kanarialintu |
| unkari | kanári a szénbányában |
Määritelmät
Substantiivi
- (idiomatic) Something whose sensitivity to adverse conditions makes it a useful early indicator of such conditions; something which warns of the coming of a greater danger or trouble by a deterioration in its health or welfare.
Esimerkit
- "A mussel is a canary in a coal mine," Clemens explained. "When the freshwater mussels are healthy, it indicates good water quality."
- On the job, she was like a canary in a coal mine: If the subtle energy wasn't in balance, she was the first to notice.
- Thanks to rampant real estate development that revitalized the city starting in the '90s, Dublin has been something of a canary in a coal mine with regard to the global financial meltdown — the credit crunch hit here early and hard.
Taivutusmuodot
| Monikko | canaries in a coal mine |
| Monikko | canaries in coal mines |