English-Spanish translations for needle in a haystack

• aguja en un 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.
  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 needle in a haystack

• something that is difficult or impossible to locate; something impossibly complex or intractable

Examples

• Youll never find the paper you need on her desk. Youre looking for a needle in a haystack

Related words

• needle bearing
• needle point file
• look for a needle in a haystack
• a needle in a haystack
• knitting needle
• sewing needle
• darning needle
• pine needle
• packing needle