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1 ידע מוגבל
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2 chapurrear el idioma
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3 biti površan
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4 imati površno znanje
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5 površno znati
• smatter -
6 štrbecati
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7 oberflächlich reden
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8 болтать без знания дела
General subject: smatterУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > болтать без знания дела
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9 быть дилетантом
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10 забавляться
1) General subject: daff, dandle, disport, enjoy oneself, juggle, lark, make a toy, make a toy of (чем-л.), monkey, play, play about, skylark, smatter (чем-л.), toy, fool with (с кем-л.), make a toy of (чем-л.), make a toy of (увлекаться, чем-л.)2) Colloquial: fun, play around, popjoy3) Information technology: hack (при работе на машине)4) Makarov: dandle with, fool with5) Taboo: chippy (в сексуальном плане) -
11 заниматься несерьёзно
Универсальный русско-английский словарь > заниматься несерьёзно
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12 заниматься языком (какой-либо наукой) от нечего делать
General subject: smatter in a languageУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > заниматься языком (какой-либо наукой) от нечего делать
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13 знать поверхностно
General subject: smatter, scratch a surfaceУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > знать поверхностно
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14 знать приблизительно
General subject: smatterУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > знать приблизительно
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15 приблизительно
1) General subject: - ish (АБ), about, approximately, around, at a guess, by guess, c, close on, close upon, give or take, his plans are in the rough, in a rough way, in the ballpark of (our DCF model values the company in the ballpark of US$160 mn), in the neighbourhood of, in the rough, in the vicinity of, much (much of a size (a height, etc.) - почти того же размера (той же высоты и т. п.)), nearly, presumably, proximately, roughly, roughly speaking, roundly, say, smatter, so, some, someplace, something, something like, somewhere, there or thereabout, there or thereabouts, thereabout, thereabouts, upward, upwards of, or so, fairly, loosely, at a rough estimate, ard2) American: along4) Mathematics: be something like, broadly, in a rotundity way, in rough way, in the neighborhood, in the neighborhood of, provisionally, rough, tentatively5) Religion: Circa ("approximately", used with dates, сокр. c.)6) Railway term: approximate, off hand7) Abbreviation: o/a8) Oil: ca.9) Astronautics: low fidelity10) Business: more or less11) General subject: gross12) Makarov: by guess-work, close, in the neighbourhood, in vicinity of, practically, rudely, some (перед цифрами), upwards -
16 разбираться кое-как
General subject: smatterУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > разбираться кое-как
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17 заниматься языком от нечего делать
General subject: (какой-либо наукой) smatter in a languageУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > заниматься языком от нечего делать
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18 chapurrear
v.to smatter, to dabble in, to speak broken.* * *1 to speak a little, have a smattering of■ chapurreo el inglés I have a smattering of English, I speak a little English* * *chapurrar verbo transitivo (fam)chapurrear el inglés — to speak broken o poor English
* * *= jabber.Ex. She has managed to pick up the fag ends of a good many languages during her life and can jabber French a little.----* chapurrear una Lengua = speak + broken + Language.* en un + Idioma + chapurreado = in broken + Idioma.* * *chapurrar verbo transitivo (fam)chapurrear el inglés — to speak broken o poor English
* * *= jabber.Ex: She has managed to pick up the fag ends of a good many languages during her life and can jabber French a little.
* chapurrear una Lengua = speak + broken + Language.* en un + Idioma + chapurreado = in broken + Idioma.* * *vt( fam):chapurreaba el inglés he spoke broken o poor English* * *
chapurrear ( conjugate chapurrear) verbo transitivo (fam):◊ chapurrear el inglés to speak broken o poor English
' chapurrear' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
champurrear
* * *v/t:chapurr(e)ar el francés speak poor French -
19 chapurrar
v.to smatter, to dabble in, to speak broken.* * *1→ link=chapurrear chapurrear* * *chapurrar, chapurrear vtto speak badly;chapurrea el francés she speaks broken o bad French* * *v/t:chapurr(e)ar el francés speak poor French -
20 a avea cunoştinţe superficiale de...
to have a superficial knowledge of...to smatter in...Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > a avea cunoştinţe superficiale de...
См. также в других словарях:
Smatter — Smat ter, v. i. [OE. smateren to make a noise; cf. Sw. smattra to clatter, to crackle, G. schmettern to dash, crash, to warble, quaver.] 1. To talk superficially or ignorantly; to babble; to chatter. [1913 Webster] Of state affairs you can not… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Smatter — Smat ter, v. t. 1. To talk superficially about. [1913 Webster] 2. To gain a slight taste of; to acquire a slight, superficial knowledge of; to smack. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Smatter — Smat ter, n. Superficial knowledge; a smattering. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
smatter — early 15c., talk idly, chatter, perhaps imitative. Similar forms are found in M.H.G. smetern to chatter and Swed. smattra to patter, rattle. Smatterer one who has superficial knowledge is attested from 1510s … Etymology dictionary
smatter — [smat′ər] vt. [ME smateren, to chatter, prob. akin to MHG smetern, to chatter, gossip, of echoic orig.] Now Rare 1. to speak or utter (a language, words, etc.) with only slight knowledge 2. to study or learn (a subject) superficially n.… … English World dictionary
smatter — I. verb Etymology: Middle English smateren to make dirty, talk idly Date: 15th century intransitive verb to talk superficially ; babble transitive verb 1. to speak with spotty or superficial knowledge < smatters French > … New Collegiate Dictionary
smatter — verb a) To talk superficially; to babble. b) To speak (a language) with spotty or superficial knowledge; as, to smatter Arabic … Wiktionary
smatter — n. (also smattering) a slight superficial knowledge of a language or subject. Derivatives: smatterer n. Etymology: ME smatter talk ignorantly, prate: orig. unkn … Useful english dictionary
smatter — /smat euhr/, v.t. 1. to speak (a language, words, etc.) with superficial knowledge or understanding. 2. to dabble in. n. 3. slight or superficial knowledge; smattering. [1300 50; ME; perh. < Scand; cf. Dan, Norw smadre to splash, swash, Sw… … Universalium
smatter — Synonyms and related words: babble, burst, cackle, chat, chatter, clack, few, fragment, gab, gas, handful, jaw, pash, prate, prattle, rive, scattering, shiver, smash, smattering, spatter, spattering, splinter, sprinkling … Moby Thesaurus
smatter — n. limited knowledge, superficial knowledge v. speak with only superficial knowledge … English contemporary dictionary