Translation of "drop in the bucket" to Russian

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Dictionary translations for "drop in the bucket"

drop in the bucket noun

капля в море ж.р.

a drop in the bucket

капля в море

Contexts with "drop in the bucket"

a drop in the bucket капля в море

Like a drop in the bucket Как капля в море

No matter how much you hurry your effort is just a drop in the bucket. Как бы сильно ты торопился, твои усилия - лишь капля в море.

Unfortunately, $1.5 billion is little better than what charity could do - and still only a drop in the bucket compared to the extent of the damage. К сожалению, 1,5 миллиарда долларов немногим лучше того, что может сделать благотворительность, - капля в море по сравнению с масштабом ущерба.

Admittedly, the 13,000 new jobs in the United States is a drop in the bucket compared to the 20 million (or more) that India and China must create each year, or even compared to the two million that the US needs. Впрочем, эти 13 тысяч новых рабочих мест в США – капля в море по сравнению с теми 20 миллионами (или даже больше) рабочих мест, которые Индия и Китай должны создавать каждый год, или даже по сравнению с теми двумя миллионами, которые нужны США.

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