English-Danish translations for haystack

• høstak
  At eftersøge web-forbrydere er som at lede efter en nål i en høstak. Tracking down cyber-crooks is like looking for a needle in a haystack.
  Jeg ved, at der foregår nogle diskussioner et sted i Kommissionen, men det er som at finde en nål i en høstak at finde ud af, hvem der gør hvad og hvor. I know there are some discussions going on somewhere in the Commission, but it is like finding a needle in a haystack to find out who is doing what where.
  Her risikerer I blot en sporadisk europæisk toldkontrol. Det kan sammenlignes med en søgen efter en nål i en høstak! Modern-day pirates, come to Europe, the only risk you run is that of a few spot checks being carried out by customs officials looking for the needle in the European haystack!

Definition of haystack

• A mound, pile, or stack of stored hay
• The text string within which another string is searched for
• A dish composed of a starchy food topped by a protein in combination with fresh vegetables, assembled on the plate by the diner

Related words

• needle in a haystack
• look for a needle in a haystack
• a needle in a haystack