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1 parlare
talk, speak ( a qualcuno to someonedi qualcosa about something)parlare del più e del meno make small talkparla inglese? do you speak English?* * *parlare v. intr.1 to speak*, to talk; ( chiacchierare) to talk: il bambino non ha ancora incominciato a parlare, the baby hasn't started talking yet; con chi ho il piacere di parlare?, who (m) have I the pleasure of speaking to?; di che cosa state parlando?, what are you talking about?; non sa parlare in inglese, he can't speak English; quando incomincia a parlare non la smette più, once he starts talking he never stops; non voglio parlare io tutto il tempo, I don't want to do all the talking (myself); parla spesso del suo lavoro, he often talks about his work (o fam. he often talks shop); parlavano al telefono da dieci minuti, they had been talking on the telephone for ten minutes; sta parlando al telefono, he's on the phone; Milano è in linea, parli pure!, Milan is on the line, go ahead please!; parlavano sottovoce fra loro, they were whispering (o speaking softly) to each other; parla più forte, per favore!, will you speak up, please?; pronto, chi parla?, con chi parlo?, hello, who's speaking please?; parlare a bassa voce, to speak in a low voice; parlare da solo, to talk to oneself; parlare alla radio, alla televisione, to speak on radio, television; parlare nel sonno, to talk in one's sleep; parlare spedito, to speak quickly (o fast); parlare tanto da diventar rauco, to talk oneself hoarse // i fatti parlano, the facts speak for themselves; il regolamento parla chiaro in proposito, the regulations are clear on this point // occhi che parlano, eloquent (o expressive) eyes2 ( trattare) ( parlando) to speak*; ( scrivendo) to write*; ( far menzione) to mention (sthg.): i giornali di ieri ne parlavano, it was in yesterday's papers; il libro non ne parla, the book does not mention it; mio padre non vuole assolutamente sentirne parlare, my father won't hear of it; l'oratore parlò a lungo della situazione attuale, the speaker spoke for a long time about the present situation; non è più un segreto, ne parlano tutti, it's not a secret any more, it's the talk of the town; si parla di te come del più probabile candidato, you have been mentioned as the most likely candidate // per non parlare di, not to mention (o let alone): per non parlare di quello che fa lui, not to mention (o let alone) what he does himself3 ( discutere) to discuss (sthg.), to debate (sthg.), to talk: a cena si parlò di quello che si sarebbe fatto il giorno dopo, over dinner we discussed what we would do the next day; so che parlavano di me e di te, I know they were discussing (o talking about) me and you; parlano di andare in Spagna ma non hanno ancora deciso, they are talking of (o about) going to Spain but they haven't decided yet; stavamo parlando se andare in montagna o al mare, we were debating whether to go to the mountains or to the seaside; parlare d'affari, to talk business (o shop)4 ( rivolgersi) to address (s.o.): bada con chi parli, remember who (m) you are speaking to; sto parlando con te non con Giovanni, I am talking to you not to John; quando parla alla Camera, when he addresses the House; il Rettore parlerà agli studenti, the Chancellor will address the students5 (region.) mio fratello parlava a una ragazza che non mi piaceva, my brother had a girlfriend I didn't like◆ v.tr. to speak*: parla bene quattro lingue, he speaks four languages well; qui si parla inglese, English (is) spoken here // parlare ostrogoto, arabo, turco, (fam.) to talk double-Dutch.◘ parlarsi v.rifl.rec.1 to talk to each other (one another): le donne si parlavano da un balcone all'altro, the women chatted (to one another) from their balconies; non ci parliamo più, we aren't on speaking terms anymoreparlare s.m.1 ( discorso) speech; words (pl.); ( chiacchiere) talk: questo è un parlare ambiguo, these are ambiguous words; questo è un bel parlare, ma..., these are fine words, but...; ci fu un gran parlare di ciò, there was a lot of talk about it; con turpi parlari, with filthy language (o obscenely)2 ( idioma) language; dialect: il parlare toscano, the Tuscan dialect; nel parlare popolare, in the vernacular3 ( modo di parlare) (way of) speaking.* * *[par'lare]parla piano/più forte — talk o speak quietly/louder
2) (esprimere il proprio pensiero) to speakparlare a caso o a vanvera — to ramble on
parlare bene/male di qn/qc — to say nice/nasty things about sb/sth
fallo o lascialo parlare — give him a chance to speak, let him have his say
3) (conversare) to talkparlare a/con qn di qc — to talk o speak to/with sb about o of sth
parlare di lavoro o d'affari — to talk shop
è come parlare al vento o a un muro — it's like talking to a brick wall
senti, ne parliamo a quattrocchi — look, we'll discuss it o talk about it in private
far parlare di sé — to get o.s. talked about
parlano di matrimonio — they are talking about getting married, they are discussing marriage
4) Telecpronto? chi parla? — hello, who's speaking?
parla Bianchi — Bianchi here o speaking
posso parlare con il Sig. Rossi? — can I speak to Mr Rossi?
5)parlare di — (far cenno a) to mention, (trattare di: argomento) to be about, deal with
per non parlare di... — not to mention...
ne ho sentito parlare — I've heard of it (o him o her ecc)
6) (confessare) to talk2. vt(una lingua) to speak3. sm(dialetto) dialect* * *I 1. [par'lare]2."si parla francese" — "French spoken"
1) (pronunciare parole) to speak*2) (esprimersi) to speak*parlare per qcn. o a nome di qcn. to speak for sb.; senti chi parla! — look o listen who's talking!
3) (confessare) to talkfar parlare qcn. — to make sb. talk o sing colloq.
4) (riferire) to tell*, to mentionparlare di qcn., qcs. a qcn. — to mention sb., sth. to sb.
non parlarne con loro — don't tell them about it, don't mention it to them
5) (rivolgersi)parlare a o con qcn. to talk o speak to sb.; le devo parlare I must talk o speak to you; sto parlando con te! — I'm talking to you!
6) (discutere) to talkparlare di qcs., di fare — to talk about sth., about doing
si parla molto di... — there's a lot of talk about...
parlare di affari, di sport — to talk business, sport
sentire parlare di qcs., qcn. — to hear of sth., sb.
non se ne parla nemmeno — (rifiuto) I wouldn't dream of it, nothing doing colloq.; (divieto) it's completely out of the question
non me ne parlare! — iron. tell me about it! let's drop it!
per non parlare di — not mentioning, leaving aside, let alone, to say nothing of
se ne parlerà fra un anno — we'll talk about it o deal with that in a year's time
7) (trattare)parlare di — [articolo, film, libro] to deal with, to be about
8) (conversare) to speak*, to talkparlare a o con qcn. to speak to o with sb.; far parlare di sé to get oneself talked about; parlare bene di qcn. to speak well o kindly of sb.; parlare male di qcn. to speak ill o evil of sb.; parlare al telefono to speak on the telephone; parlare da solo o tra sé e sé to talk to oneself; tanto per parlare — for argument's sake, to make a conversation
9) (commentare)10) (al telefono)3.pronto, chi parla? — hello, who's speaking please?
verbo pronominale parlarsi1) (colloquiare) to talk, to speak*2) (rivolgersi la parola) to speak*non ci parliamo più — we don't speak (to each other), we're not on speaking terms
••parlare del più e del meno — to talk about this and that, to make small talk, to shoot the breeze AE
••con rispetto parlando — no disrespect (to you), (if you) excuse the expression
Note:Il verbo parlare è reso in inglese principalmente da due verbi, to talk e to speak. To talk è d'uso frequente e informale, e significa parlare in modo amichevole e comunque non ostile o distaccato; to speak è d'uso più raro e formale, e si usa per indicare il parlare con un certo distacco, in modo spesso poco amichevole o comunque tra estranei, e in alcuni casi particolari (parlare al telefono, parlare in dibattiti o conferenze, parlare le lingue, essere in grado fisicamente di parlare ecc). Rinviando agli esempi d'uso più sotto nella voce, si noti che nell'inglese britannico to speak with e to talk with designano un modo di parlare più articolato e prolungato di to speak to e to talk to (il riferimento alla persona a cui si parla deve comunque essere introdotto da with o to)II [par'lare]sostantivo maschile1) (modo di esprimersi) way of speaking, speech2) (idioma)3) (chiacchiere) talk* * *parlare1/par'lare/ [1]Il verbo parlare è reso in inglese principalmente da due verbi, to talk e to speak. To talk è d'uso frequente e informale, e significa parlare in modo amichevole e comunque non ostile o distaccato; to speak è d'uso più raro e formale, e si usa per indicare il parlare con un certo distacco, in modo spesso poco amichevole o comunque tra estranei, e in alcuni casi particolari (parlare al telefono, parlare in dibattiti o conferenze, parlare le lingue, essere in grado fisicamente di parlare ecc). Rinviando agli esempi d'uso più sotto nella voce, si noti che nell'inglese britannico to speak with e to talk with designano un modo di parlare più articolato e prolungato di to speak to e to talk to (il riferimento alla persona a cui si parla deve comunque essere introdotto da with o to).(aus. avere)1 (pronunciare parole) to speak*; parlare in dialetto to speak dialect; la bimba ha già cominciato a parlare the baby has already started to talk2 (esprimersi) to speak*; parlare per qcn. o a nome di qcn. to speak for sb.; senti chi parla! look o listen who's talking!4 (riferire) to tell*, to mention; parlare di qcn., qcs. a qcn. to mention sb., sth. to sb.; non parlarne con loro don't tell them about it, don't mention it to them5 (rivolgersi) parlare a o con qcn. to talk o speak to sb.; le devo parlare I must talk o speak to you; sto parlando con te! I'm talking to you!6 (discutere) to talk; parlare di qcs., di fare to talk about sth., about doing; si parla molto di... there's a lot of talk about...; parlare di affari, di sport to talk business, sport; sentire parlare di qcs., qcn. to hear of sth., sb.; non se ne parla nemmeno (rifiuto) I wouldn't dream of it, nothing doing colloq.; (divieto) it's completely out of the question; non me ne parlare! iron. tell me about it! let's drop it! per non parlare di not mentioning, leaving aside, let alone, to say nothing of; fanno presto a parlare! it's all very well for them to talk! facile parlare! talk is cheap! se ne parlerà fra un anno we'll talk about it o deal with that in a year's time7 (trattare) parlare di [articolo, film, libro] to deal with, to be about8 (conversare) to speak*, to talk; parlare a o con qcn. to speak to o with sb.; far parlare di sé to get oneself talked about; parlare bene di qcn. to speak well o kindly of sb.; parlare male di qcn. to speak ill o evil of sb.; parlare al telefono to speak on the telephone; parlare da solo o tra sé e sé to talk to oneself; tanto per parlare for argument's sake, to make a conversation9 (commentare) i dati parlano da sé the facts speak for themselves; parlando in generale, generalmente parlando generally speaking10 (al telefono) pronto, chi parla? hello, who's speaking please?III parlarsi verbo pronominale1 (colloquiare) to talk, to speak*; si sono parlati al telefono they spoke on the telephone2 (rivolgersi la parola) to speak*; non ci parliamo più we don't speak (to each other), we're not on speaking termsparlare arabo to talk double Dutch; bada come parli! mind your language! parlare del più e del meno to talk about this and that, to make small talk, to shoot the breeze AE; - rsi addosso to like the sound of one's own voice; con rispetto parlando no disrespect (to you), (if you) excuse the expression.————————parlare2/par'lare/sostantivo m.1 (modo di esprimersi) way of speaking, speech2 (idioma) il parlare fiorentino the Florentine dialect3 (chiacchiere) talk; si fa un gran parlare di there is (a lot of) talk about. -
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3 hablar con altivez a
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4 hablar con desdén a
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5 a vorbi neinteligibil / o limbă neînţeleasă
to talk double Dutch.Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > a vorbi neinteligibil / o limbă neînţeleasă
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6 kauderwelschen
v/i talk gibberish* * *to gibber* * *kau|der|wel|schen ['kaudɐvɛlʃn]vi(unverständlich) to talk double Dutch, to talk gibberish; (in Fachsprache) to talk jargon; (in Gemisch aus mehreren Sprachen/Dialekten) to talk a hotchpotch (Brit) or hodgepodge or mishmash of languages/dialects* * *kau·der·wel·schen[ˈkaudɐvɛlʃn̩]vi Hilfsverb: haben to talk double Dutch* * *kauderwelschen v/i talk gibberish -
7 griego
adj.Greek, Grecian.m.1 Greek, Greek language, Hellenic.2 Greek, native of Greece, native or inhabitant of Greece.* * *► adjetivo1 Greek► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 (persona) Greek1 (idioma) Greek————————1 (idioma) Greek* * *(f. - griega)noun adj.* * *griego, -a1.ADJ Greek, Grecian2. SM / F1) (=persona) Greek2) †† (=tramposo) cheat3. SM1) (Ling) Greek2) (=lenguaje ininteligible) gibberish, double Dutch* * *I- ga adjetivo/masculino, femenino GreekII* * *= Greek.Nota: Nombre y Adjetivo.Ex. Julius Caesar had the idea of founding a national or public library in Rome 'to open to the public the greatest possible libraries of Greek and Latin books'.----* alfabeto griego aldino = Aldine greek.* griego macarrónico = dog Greek.* * *I- ga adjetivo/masculino, femenino GreekII* * *= Greek.Nota: Nombre y Adjetivo.Ex: Julius Caesar had the idea of founding a national or public library in Rome 'to open to the public the greatest possible libraries of Greek and Latin books'.
* alfabeto griego aldino = Aldine greek.* griego macarrónico = dog Greek.* * *Greekmasculine, feminine1 (persona) Greek2* * *
griego 1◊ -ga adjetivo/ sustantivo masculino, femenino
Greek
griego 2 sustantivo masculino ( idioma) Greek
griego,-a adjetivo & sustantivo masculino y femenino Greek
' griego' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
clásica
- clásico
- griega
- fluidez
English:
Greek
- intent
- ancient
- derive
* * *griego, -a♦ adjGreek♦ nm,f[persona] Greek;los antiguos griegos the ancient Greeks♦ nm[lengua] Greek* * *I adj GreekII m, griega f Greek* * *griego, -ga adj & n: Greekgriego nm: Greek (language)* * *griego adj n Greek -
8 turco
(pl -chi) 1. m noun adj Turkish2. m, turca f Turk* * *turco agg. Turkish: territorio turco, Turkish territory // bagno turco, Turkish bath // caffè alla turca, Turkish coffee; divano alla turca, ottoman; sedere alla turca, to sit cross-legged // cose turche, (scherz.) terrible (o unbelievable) things◆ s.m.1 Turk // bestemmiare come un turco, to swear like a trooper // fumare come un turco, to smoke like a chimney* * *['turko] turco -a, -chi, -che1. aggho fatto un bagno turco fig — I sweated like a pig fam
2. sm/f(persona) Turk3. sm(lingua) Turkish* * *1. 2.sostantivo maschile (f. -a)1) (persona) Turk2) (lingua) Turkish••* * *turcoTurkish; sedersi alla -a to sit cross-legged(f. -a)1 (persona) Turk2 (lingua) Turkishbestemmiare come un turco to swear like a trooper; fumare come un turco to smoke like a chimney. -
9 hablar al corazón
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10 hölynpöly
• rubbish• poppy-cock• drivel• piffle• double talk• double dutch• codswallop• bunkum• balderdash• apple-sauce• drool• nonsense -
11 arábigo
adj.Arabian, Arabic.* * *► adjetivo1 Arabic, Arabian1 Arabic\números arábigos arabic numerals————————1 Arabic* * *(f. - arábiga)adj.* * *1.ADJ [número] Arabic2.SM (Ling) Arabicestá en arábigo — * it's all Greek to me
hablar en arábigo — * to talk double Dutch *
* * *= Arabic.Ex. This method is studied by developing a new method to reduce Arabic words to their roots and patterns, and by a compression algorithm that encodes reducible words into a 3 byte format.----* goma arábiga = gum arabic.* Mar Arábigo, el = Arabian Sea, the.* número arábigo = Arabic numeral.* península arabiga, la = Arabian peninsula, the.* * *= Arabic.Ex: This method is studied by developing a new method to reduce Arabic words to their roots and patterns, and by a compression algorithm that encodes reducible words into a 3 byte format.
* goma arábiga = gum arabic.* Mar Arábigo, el = Arabian Sea, the.* número arábigo = Arabic numeral.* península arabiga, la = Arabian peninsula, the.* * *arábigo -gamasculine, feminine* * *
arábigo,-a adj (número, costumbre, arte) Arabic
(península) Arabian
' arábigo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
arábiga
English:
Arabic
- Arabic numeral
* * *arábigo, -a adj[de Arabia] Arab, Arabian; [numeración] Arabic* * *adj Arabic* * *arábigo, -ga adj1) : Arabic, Arabian2)número arábigo : Arabic numeral -
12 gringo
adj.Yankee.m.gringo, Yankee.* * *► adjetivo1 familiar Yankee► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 familiar Yankee* * *gringo, -a LAm1. ADJ1) (=extranjero) foreign; (=norteamericano) Yankee, North American2) (=rubio) blond(e), fair3) †† [idioma] foreign, unintelligible2. SM / F1) (=extranjero) foreigner; (=norteamericano) Yankee, North American2) Cono Sur (=italiano) Italian, wop ***3) (=rubio) blond(e), fair-haired person3.SM †† (=lenguaje ininteligible) gibberishGRINGO The word gringo is a derogatory term used in Latin America to refer to white English-speakers, usually Americans, especially in the context of alleged economic, cultural and political interference in Latin America. One rather fanciful theory traces its origin to the Mexican-American War of 1846-48 and the song "Green Grow the Rushes-oh", supposedly sung by the American troops. According to another theory it is a corruption of griego or "Greek", in the sense of anything foreign and unintelligible, as in the English expression "it's all Greek to me".* * *I- ga adjetivoa) (AmL fam & pey) gringo, foreign ( of or relating to a gringo II a))b) (Andes fam) ( rubio) fair-hairedII- ga masculino, femeninoa) (AmL fam & pey) ( extranjero) gringo, foreigner ( from a non-Spanish speaking country); ( norteamericano) Yank (colloq & pej), Yankee (colloq & pej)b) (Andes fam) ( rubio) (m) fair-haired boy/man; (f) fair-haired girl/woman* * *= gringo.Nota: Término peyorativo.Ex. Consider now what we're going to place in the right-hand column, one for one, analogous: Krauts, Wops, Frogs, Kikes, Polacks, Micks, and gringos.* * *I- ga adjetivoa) (AmL fam & pey) gringo, foreign ( of or relating to a gringo II a))b) (Andes fam) ( rubio) fair-hairedII- ga masculino, femeninoa) (AmL fam & pey) ( extranjero) gringo, foreigner ( from a non-Spanish speaking country); ( norteamericano) Yank (colloq & pej), Yankee (colloq & pej)b) (Andes fam) ( rubio) (m) fair-haired boy/man; (f) fair-haired girl/woman* * *= gringo.Nota: Término peyorativo.Ex: Consider now what we're going to place in the right-hand column, one for one, analogous: Krauts, Wops, Frogs, Kikes, Polacks, Micks, and gringos.
* * *masculine, feminine1 ( AmL fam pey) (extranjero) gringo, foreigner ( from a non-Spanish speaking country); (norteamericano) Yankee ( colloq pej), Yank ( BrE colloq pej)2 ( Andes fam) (rubio) ( masculine) blond o fair-haired boy/man; ( feminine) blonde o fair-haired girl/womanA pejorative term in Latin America to refer to white English speakers, particularly North Americans. It has overtones of US intervention in Latin American internal affairs. In the eighteenth century the word was applied to foreigners who spoke little or no Spanish.* * *
gringo◊ -ga adjetivoa) (AmL fam & pey) gringo, foreign ( of or relating to a person from a non-Spanish speaking country)
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino
( norteamericano) Yank (colloq & pej), Yankee (colloq & pej)
(f) fair-haired girl/woman
gringo,-a adj LAm fam pey foreign
' gringo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
gringa
English:
Yankee
* * *gringo, -a Fam♦ adj1. [estadounidense] gringo, Yankee2. Am [extranjero] gringo, foreign♦ nm,f1. [estadounidense] gringo, Yank2. Am [extranjero] gringo, foreigner [from a non-Spanish-speaking country]* * *m, gringa f L.Am. despgringo desp, foreigner* * *gringo, -ga adj & nyanqui: Yankee, gringo -
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14 turco
['turko] turco -a, -chi, -che1. aggho fatto un bagno turco fig — I sweated like a pig fam
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15 (er) wartaal uitslaan
(er) wartaal uitslaantalk double Dutch/gibberishVan Dale Handwoordenboek Nederlands-Engels > (er) wartaal uitslaan
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16 wartaal
♦voorbeelden:(er) wartaal uitslaan • talk double Dutch/gibberish -
17 galimatías
f. s.&pl.1 gibberish, double-talk, doubletalk, double Dutch.2 galimatias.* * *1 familiar gibberish, double Dutch* * *SM INV (=asunto) rigmarole; (=lenguaje) gibberish, nonsense* * ** * *= welter, gibberish, a pretty kettle of fish, a fine kettle of fish, gobbledygook [gobbledegook], mumbo jumbo, rigmarole [rigamarole].Ex. Without language we would go bumping around in the dark and eventually take leave of our senses under the welter of the incomprehensible, withdrawing, as some people do, into a closed world in order to protect ourselves against the unbearable onslaught.Ex. ' Gibberish' in information science jeopardises the current state of archival literature and practice.Ex. A pretty kettle of fish indeed, out of whom only Tracy is really trying seriously to make a new life for herself.Ex. Knowing the historical roots of their misfortune may not make it easier for them to escape the fine kettle of fish they are in.Ex. Tired of printing scientific gobbledygook that almost no one can read, one of the world's top science journals has ordered its authors to write plain English.Ex. This is all the legal mumbo jumbo that protects me from some random lawsuit for god only knows what.Ex. She sensed intelligence behind this rigmarole, but it was meaningless to her.* * ** * *= welter, gibberish, a pretty kettle of fish, a fine kettle of fish, gobbledygook [gobbledegook], mumbo jumbo, rigmarole [rigamarole].Ex: Without language we would go bumping around in the dark and eventually take leave of our senses under the welter of the incomprehensible, withdrawing, as some people do, into a closed world in order to protect ourselves against the unbearable onslaught.
Ex: ' Gibberish' in information science jeopardises the current state of archival literature and practice.Ex: A pretty kettle of fish indeed, out of whom only Tracy is really trying seriously to make a new life for herself.Ex: Knowing the historical roots of their misfortune may not make it easier for them to escape the fine kettle of fish they are in.Ex: Tired of printing scientific gobbledygook that almost no one can read, one of the world's top science journals has ordered its authors to write plain English.Ex: This is all the legal mumbo jumbo that protects me from some random lawsuit for god only knows what.Ex: She sensed intelligence behind this rigmarole, but it was meaningless to her.* * *(pl galimatías)con ese galimatías de explicación nadie entendió nada his explanation was pure gibberish o pure gobbledygook o double Dutch and nobody understood a wordes un galimatías de fórmulas it's just a confusing mass of formulas* * *
galimatías sustantivo masculino (pl
(de cosas, ideas) jumble
galimatías m inv fam gibberish: este informe es un auténtico galimatías, this report is written in gobbledygook
' galimatías' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
jerga
English:
gibberish
* * *galimatías nm invFamlas instrucciones de esta lavadora son un galimatías the instructions for this washing machine are complete gibberish;su explicación fue un galimatías his explanation was in double Dutch;el debate acabó en un auténtico galimatías the debate ended up in a free-for-all* * *m gibberish* * *galimatías nms & pl: gibberish, nonsense -
18 siansaksa
yks.nom. siansaksa; yks.gen. siansaksan; yks.part. siansaksaa; yks.ill. siansaksaan; mon.gen. siansaksojen siansaksain; mon.part. siansaksoja; mon.ill. siansaksoihindouble Dutch (noun)gibberish (noun)jargon (noun)lingo (noun)mumbo-jumbo (noun)pig Latin (noun)* * *• double dutch• double talk• gibberish• jargon• lingo• mumbo-jumbo• pig latin -
19 Г-372
китайская (тарабАрская) грАмота (для кого) coll NP sing only usu. subj-compl with copula ( subj: concr or abstr) fixed WOsth. completely incomprehensible, beyond s.o. 's ability to understandx для Y-a китайская грамота - itfs Greek (double-dutch) to Yx is beyond Y x is over Y's head.Нехитрая механика занимательной болтовни была для него (Хлебникова) китайской грамотой (Лившиц 1). The facile mechanics of entertaining small talk was double-dutch to him (Khleb-nikov) (1a). -
20 китайская грамота
• КИТАЙСКАЯ < ТАРАБАРСКАЯ> ГРАМОТА (для кого) coll[NP; sing only; usu. subj-compl with copula (subj: concr or abstr); fixed WO]=====⇒ sth. completely incomprehensible, beyond s.o.'s ability to understand:- X is beyond Y < Y's comprehension>;- X is over Y's head.♦ Нехитрая механика занимательной болтовни была для него [Хлебникова] китайской грамотой (Лившиц 1). The facile mechanics of entertaining small talk was double-dutch to him [Khlebnikov](1a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > китайская грамота
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Dutch — 1 noun 1 (U) the language of the Netherlands 2 the Dutch (plural) people from the Netherlands see also: doubledutch 2 adjective 1 from or connected with the Netherlands 2 go Dutch (with sb) to share the cost of a meal in a restaurant 3 talk (to… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
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