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2 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
См. также в других словарях:
Gobbledygook — or gobbledegook (sometimes shortened to gobbledegoo, gobbledeegook [ [http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=gobbledeegook gobbledeegook] at urbandictionary.com] or other forms [ [http://uktsupport.ipbhost.com/index.php?showtopic=10342… … Wikipedia
gobbledygook — also gobbledegook, the overinvolved, pompous talk of officialdom [Klein], 1944, Amer.Eng., first used by U.S. Rep. Maury Maverick, D. Texas, (1895 1954), a grandson of the original MAVERICK (Cf. maverick) and chairman of U.S. Smaller War Plants… … Etymology dictionary
gobbledygook — ☆ gobbledygook [gäb′əl dē gook΄, gäb′əldəgook; gäb′əl dēgo͞ok΄, gäb′əl dəgo͞ok΄ ] n. 〚first used in current sense by Maury Maverick (1895 1954), U.S. Representative: ? echoic of turkey cries〛 Slang talk or writing that is wordy, pompous, etc. and … Universalium
gobbledygook — ☆ gobbledygook [gäb′əl dē gook΄, gäb′əldəgook; gäb′əl dēgo͞ok΄, gäb′əl dəgo͞ok΄ ] n. [first used in current sense by Maury Maverick (1895 1954), U.S. Representative: ? echoic of turkey cries] Slang talk or writing that is wordy, pompous, etc. and … English World dictionary
gobbledygook — I (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. gibberish, jargon, cant, *officialese, claptrap, legalese, nonsense, *bunk, *rot, *bafflegab. II (Roget s Thesaurus II) also gobbledegook noun Unintelligible or nonsensical talk or language: abracadabra, double… … English dictionary for students
gobbledygook — Synonyms and related words: Aesopian language, Babel, Greek, Washingtonese, absurdity, amphigory, argot, babble, babblement, balderdash, bibble babble, blabber, blather, bombast, bombastry, bull, bunkum, cant, cipher, claptrap, code, cryptogram,… … Moby Thesaurus
Double-talk — For Pig Latin like code , double talk, see Gibberish (language game). Not to be confused with Doublespeak. Double talk is a form of speech in which inappropriate, invented or nonsense words are used to give the appearance of erudition and so… … Wikipedia
double-talk — I. ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun 1. : language that appears to be earnest and meaningful but in fact is a mixture of sense and nonsense : gibberish double talk … produces in the victim upon whom it is worked a strong suspicion that he is either hard of… … Useful english dictionary
double talk — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun 1. Unintelligible or foolish talk: babble, blather, blatherskite, gabble, gibberish, jabber, jabberwocky, jargon, nonsense, prate, prattle, twaddle. See WORDS. 2. Unintelligible or nonsensical talk or language:… … English dictionary for students
double talk — Synonyms and related words: absurdity, amphigory, babble, babblement, balderdash, bibble babble, blabber, blather, bombast, claptrap, drivel, drool, fiddle faddle, fiddledeedee, flummery, folderol, fudge, fustian, gabble, galimatias, gammon,… … Moby Thesaurus
concealment — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Keeping secret Nouns 1. concealment; hiding[ place]; curtain, screen, blind; smokescreen, ambush, camouflage; hideaway, hideout, sanctum sanctorum, safe house; secret passage or exit, back or side door,… … English dictionary for students
