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 Translation for 'Augean' from English to Slovak
ADJ   Augean | more Augean | most Augean
augiášsky {adj}Augean
augiášovský {adj}Augean
myt.
Augiášov chliev {m}
Augean stables {pl}
myt.
augiášsky chliev {m} [zried.]
Augean stables {pl}
myt.
augiášovský chliev {m} [zried.]
Augean stables {pl}
vyčistiť Augiášov chliev [dok.] [kniž.] [idióm]to cleanse the Augean stables [idiom]
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]
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Usage Examples English
  • In her own words, she had 'cleared the Augean stable' in nine months.
  • 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.
  • The fifth Labour of Heracles (Hercules in Latin) was to clean the Augean (...) stables.
  • 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.
  • After Heracles completed the first ten labours, Eurystheus gave him two more, claiming that slaying the Hydra did not count (because Iolaus helped Heracles), neither did cleaning the Augean Stables (either because he was paid for the job or because the rivers did the work).
  • These waste residues are collected and transported off-site to Augean, a waste management operator, who treats them at their landfill site before disposal.
  • Some startup companies that have benefited from NextFab's facilities and services include Augean Robotics (AGR), Biomeme, Strados Labs, Tozuda and Unruly Studios.

  • In June 2011, a local enthusiasts’ initiative carried out a litter cleaning activity dubbed “Augean stables” on the Paramonov Warehouses.
  • But to the Protestants the report seemed far from thorough; Martin Luther had his edition (1538) prefaced with a vignette showing the cardinals cleaning the Augean stable of the Roman Church with foxtails instead of brooms.
  • 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.
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