Meaning of elephant in the room | Babel Free
Definitions
A problem or difficult issue that is very obvious, but is ignored for the convenience or comfort of those involved.
idiomatic
Equivalents
Deutsch
Elefant im Raum
Español
elefante en la habitación
Suomi
virtahepo olohuoneessa
Français
l'éléphant dans la pièce
Italiano
elefante nella stanza
日本語
部屋の象
한국어
방안의 코끼리
Nederlands
olifant in de kamer
Polski
słoń w salonie
Português
elefante na sala
Examples
“Near-synonyms: 800-pound gorilla, gorilla in the room, 800-pound gorilla in the room”
“There is an elephant in the room that nearly every politician and green campaigner is ignoring. It’s called population growth.”
“While the Swiss bank remained positive on the sector through 2022, the coronavirus situation remained “the elephant in the room,” he added.”
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.