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 Translation for 'Augean stables' from English to Slovak
myt.
Augiášov chliev {m}
Augean stables {pl}
myt.
augiášsky chliev {m} [zried.]
Augean stables {pl}
myt.
augiášovský chliev {m} [zried.]
Augean stables {pl}
4 Words
vyčistiť Augiášov chliev [dok.] [kniž.] [idióm]to cleanse the Augean stables [idiom]
5+ Words
vyčistiť Augiášov chliev [dok.] [kniž.] [idióm]to clean (out) the Augean stables [idiom]
vyčistiť Augiášov chliev [dok.] [kniž.] [idióm]to clear (out) the Augean stables [idiom]
Partial Matches
augiášovský {adj}Augean
augiášsky {adj}Augean
koniareň {f} stables {pl} [large horse-keeping place, esp. at castle]
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Usage Examples English
  • Little by little he sought to combat the charges of maladministration and corruption, from the Augean stables of the detective department to the chaotic nature of government administration.
  • Alpheus was also the river which Heracles, in the fifth of his labours, rerouted in order to clean the filth from the Augean Stables in a single day, a task which had been presumed to be impossible.
  • After Heracles completed his first ten Labours, Eurystheus gave him two more claiming that neither the Hydra counted (because Iolaus helped Heracles) nor the Augean stables (either because he received payment for the job or because the rivers did the work).
  • In Greek mythology, the Peneus and Alpheus were two rivers re-routed by Heracles in his fifth labour in order to clean the filth from the Augean Stables in a single day, a task which had been presumed to be impossible.
  • In Greek mythology, the Peneus and Alpheus were two rivers re-routed by Heracles in his fifth labour in order to clean the filth from the Augean Stables in a single day, a task which had been presumed to be impossible.

  • In June 2011, a local enthusiasts’ initiative carried out a litter cleaning activity dubbed “Augean stables” on the Paramonov Warehouses.
  • The brief conclusion (36) states that the crowd was initially swayed by Diogenes' words but then he, inspired by the story of the Augean stables with which he finished his oration, sat down and "did something disreputable" (probably defecating), [...] and then they dismissed him as crazy and departed.
  • stables. Eurystheus intended this assignment both as humiliating (rather than impressive, like the previous labours) and as impossible, since the livestock were divinely healthy (immortal) and therefore produced an enormous quantity of dung (...).
  • The fifth labour was to clean the stables of King Augeas.
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