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1 faff about
faff about v. coll. неорганизованно заниматься чем-л. -
2 faff about
Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > faff about
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3 faff about
1) Общая лексика: неорганизованно заниматься чем-л2) Британский английский: дурью маяться (To waste time doing unnecessary things - LONGMAN) -
4 faff about
[`fæfəbəʊt]неорганизованно заниматься чем-либоАнгло-русский большой универсальный переводческий словарь > faff about
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5 faff
['fæf]гл.; разг.; брит.(faff about / around) неорганизованно и не очень успешно заниматься (чем-л.) -
6 заниматься
I несовер. - заниматься;
совер. - заняться возвр.
1) (кем-л./чем-л.) occupy/busy oneself( with), be occupied( with), be engaged (in) ;
engage (in) ;
go in for, take up;
indulge (in) ;
devote oneself (to) (посвящать себя) ;
concern oneself (with) (интересоваться) ;
attend (to) (выполнять) заниматься медицинской практикой ≈ to practise medicine заниматься своим туалетом ≈ to dress неорганизованно заниматься чем-л. ≈ разг. faff about заниматься извозом ≈ to be a carrier( by trade) заниматься политикой ≈ to politicize заниматься спортом ≈ to go in for sport, to indulge in sport
2) только несовер. learn, study II несовер. - заниматься;
совер. - заняться возвр. (загораться) blaze/flare up, be set on fire, be on fire, catch fire;
break, dawn заря занимаетсязаниматься: vr. to be occupied (with)Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > заниматься
См. также в других словарях:
faff about — ˌfaff a ˈbout ˌfaff a ˈround [intransitive] [present tense I/you/we/they faff about he/she/it faffs about present participle faffing about … Useful english dictionary
faff about — phrasal verb faff about or faff around [intransitive] Word forms faff about : present tense I/you/we/they faff about he/she/it faffs about present participle faffing about past tense faffed about past participle faffed about British informal to… … English dictionary
faff about — or faff around PHRASAL VERB If you say that someone is faffing about or faffing around, you mean that they are doing things in a disorganized way and not achieving very much. [BRIT, INFORMAL] [V P] It was annoying to watch them faffing around… … English dictionary
faff about — vb British to behave in a confused, disorganised or indecisive way. The expression usually indicates exasperation at another s incompetence. ► Stop faffing about and play the bloody thing forwards! (Recorded, football spectator, North Lon don,… … Contemporary slang
faff about — v. do something ineffectively … English slang
faff around — ˌfaff a ˈbout ˌfaff a ˈround [intransitive] [present tense I/you/we/they faff about he/she/it faffs about present participle … Useful english dictionary
faff — [fæf] v faff about/around phr v to waste time doing unnecessary things ▪ Stop faffing around! … Dictionary of contemporary English
faff around — phrasal verb faff about or faff around [intransitive] Word forms faff about : present tense I/you/we/they faff about he/she/it faffs about present participle faffing about past tense faffed about past participle faffed about British informal to… … English dictionary
faff — I UK [fæf] / US verb Word forms faff : present tense I/you/we/they faff he/she/it faffs present participle faffing past tense faffed past participle faffed Phrasal verbs: faff about II UK [fæf] / US noun [singular] British informal unnecessary… … English dictionary
faff — [[t]fæ̱f[/t]] faffs, faffing, faffed Phrasal Verbs: faff about faff around … English dictionary
faff — /fæf/ (say faf) phrase faff about (or around), Colloquial to engage in useless activity in a time wasting manner. {British colloq. faff to dither; origin obscure} …