holy grail

See also: Holy Grail

English

Noun

holy grail (plural holy grails)

A distant, near-impossible goal.
Nanotechnology is the holy grail of medicine.

Translations

distant, near impossible goal

Dutch: heilige graal f
Greek: άγιο δισκοπότηρο n (ágio diskopótiro)
Italian: Santo Graal m

Portuguese: santo graal m
Russian: золотое руно (ru) n (zolotoje runo) (idiomatic)
Spanish: santo grial

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