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1 acquire a smattering of Greek
Общая лексика: получить кое-какое представление о греческом языкеУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > acquire a smattering of Greek
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2 smattering
[ʹsmæt(ə)rıŋ] n1. поверхностное знаниеto acquire a smattering of Greek - получить кое-какое представление о греческом языке
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3 smattering
1. n поверхностное знание2. n небольшая группка, кучкаСинонимический ряд:1. few (noun) few; handful; scattering; smatch; smatter; spatter; spattering; sprinkling2. superficial knowledge (noun) a few facts; glimmer of understanding; scrap; shred; slight knowledge; some half-truths; superficial knowledge3. chatting (verb) babbling; burbling; cackling; chattering; chatting; clacking; clattering; dithering; gabbing; jawing; prating; prattling; rattling; running on; talking; tinkling; twaddling; twiddling; twittering; yakking; yammering -
4 smattering
ˈsmætərɪŋ сущ.
1) поверхностное знание to acquire, pick up a smattering of ≈ набираться знаний о (чем-л.) (неглубоко, "по верхам") They have picked up a smattering of the language. ≈ Они немного выучились языку.
2) разг. небольшое число;
кое-что поверхностное знание - to acquire a * of Greek получить кое-какое представление о греческом языке небольшая группка, кучка - a * of spectators кучка зрителей smattering разг. небольшое число;
кое-что ~ поверхностное знаниеБольшой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > smattering
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