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1 schermen
1 [oefenen met degen] fence2 [zwaaien] 〈 overgankelijk〉 flourish, brandish3 [redeneren zonder grondslag] talk big♦voorbeelden:met woorden schermen • talk hot airmet relaties schermen • brag about one's connections -
2 luchtledig
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3 in het luchtledige kletsen
in het luchtledige kletsenVan Dale Handwoordenboek Nederlands-Engels > in het luchtledige kletsen
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4 met woorden schermen
met woorden schermenVan Dale Handwoordenboek Nederlands-Engels > met woorden schermen
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5 gezwam
См. также в других словарях:
hot air — hot′ air′ n. Informal. inf empty or exaggerated talk or writing … From formal English to slang
hot air — ► NOUN informal ▪ empty or boastful talk … English terms dictionary
hot air — ☆ hot air n. Slang empty or pretentious talk or writing … English World dictionary
hot air — noun a) Air that has been heated, especially so as to function as the lifting agent of a hot air balloon. The balloon was equipped with a burner to create hot air for lift. b) Empty, confused or exaggerated … Wiktionary
hot air — N UNCOUNT (disapproval) If you say that someone s claims or promises are just hot air, you are criticizing them because they are made mainly to impress people and have no real value or meaning. [INFORMAL] His justification for the merger was just … English dictionary
hot air — nonsense, exaggerated talk He is full of hot air and you can t rely on what he usually says. необоснованное преувеличение Don t рay any attention to him; what he told us was a lot of hot air … Idioms and examples
hot air — {n.}, {informal} Nonsense, exaggerated talk, wasted words characterized by emotion rather than intellectual content. * /That was just a lot of hot air what Joe said./ … Dictionary of American idioms
hot air — {n.}, {informal} Nonsense, exaggerated talk, wasted words characterized by emotion rather than intellectual content. * /That was just a lot of hot air what Joe said./ … Dictionary of American idioms
hot air — Informal. empty, exaggerated, or pretentious talk or writing: His report on the company s progress was just so much hot air. [1835 45 for literal sense] * * * … Universalium
hot\ air — noun informal Nonsense, exaggerated talk, wasted words characterized by emotion rather than intellectual content. That was just a lot of hot air what Joe said … Словарь американских идиом
hot air — false talk, bragging, bull, hogwash Steve brags about winning the marathon, but he s full of hot air … English idioms