переливати з пустого в порожнє

Ukrainian

Etymology

Literally, to pour from an empty (container) to an empty (one). Similar to Russian перелива́ть из пусто́го в поро́жнее (perelivátʹ iz pustóvo v poróžneje).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [pereɫeˈʋate z pʊˈstɔɦɔ ʋ pɔˈrɔʒnʲe]

Verb

перелива́ти з пусто́го в поро́жнє • (perelyváty z pustóho v poróžnje) impf

  1. (idiomatic) to talk empty, useless, unimportant talks
  2. (idiomatic) to perform a useless, fruitless task, especially while talking a lot

Conjugation

Further reading

  • Shyrokov, V. A., editor (2010–2023), “перелива́ти”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 1–14 (а – префере́нція), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka; Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.