English-Spanish translations for haystack

• almiar
• pajar
  La búsqueda de ciberdelincuentes es como buscar una aguja en un pajar. Tracking down cyber-crooks is like looking for a needle in a haystack.
  Los periodistas han llegado a pensar que encontrar la documentación que necesitan puede ser como buscar una aguja en un pajar. Journalists have come to believe that they might as well be looking for needles in haystacks as trying to find the documentation they need.
  Sé que se está produciendo un debate en alguna instancia de la Comisión, pero es como encontrar una aguja en un pajar, quién está haciendo qué y dónde. 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.

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