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1 механически повторяемые слова
General subject: lip labour, lip work, lip-labour (особ. при молитве), lip-work (особ. при молитве)Универсальный русско-английский словарь > механически повторяемые слова
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2 пустая болтовня
1) General subject: cobblers, gossipy conversation, hog-wash, idle talk, jive, lip labour, lip work, lip-labour, lip-work, make talk, maunder, maundering, mere declamation, moonshine, palaver, poppycock, prittle prattle, rigmarole, small talk, talkie talkie, talkie-talkie, talky talk, twaddle, twiddle twaddle, twiddle-twaddle, vapouring, waffle, blatherskite, pointless blathering3) American: kafooster4) Diplomatic term: hogwash5) Jargon: jazz, scuttle-butt, yackety-yak, yakitty-yak, guff goff6) Advertising: loose talk7) Makarov: idle chatter, innocent tattling8) Taboo: piss and wind9) Idiomatic expression: more heat than light (The meeting that was held to discuss the problem generated more heat than light. Встреча, которая состоялась для обсуждения проблемы, вылилась в пустую болтовню.)
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