dabble
To make slightly wet or soiled by spattering or sprinkling a liquid on itTo make slightly wet or soiled by spattering or sprinkling a liquid (such as water, mud, or paint) on it; to bedabble.
» Tom dabbles in the stock market.
Значення
значень: 5(перехідне)To make slightly wet or soiled by spattering or sprinkling a liquid (such as water, mud, or paint) on it; to bedabble.
(перехідне)To cause splashing by moving a body part like a bill or limb in soft mud, water, etc., often playfully; to play in shallow water; to paddle.
The children sat on the dock and dabbled their feet in the water.
platschen
плеска́тьсяpleskátʹsja
(неперехідне)To feed without diving, by submerging the head and neck underwater to seek food, often also tipping up the tail straight upwards above the water.
gründeln
корми́ться со днаkormítʹsja so dna
(переносно, неперехідне)To participate or have an interest in an activity in a casual or superficial way.
She’s an actress by trade, but has been known to dabble in poetry.
ein wenig befassen, dilettieren
занима́ться пове́рхностноzanimátʹsja povérxnostno
(неперехідне, застаріле)To interfere or meddle in; to tamper with.
- bob forward and under so as to feed off the bottom of a body of water
- dip a foot or hand briefly into a liquid
- work with in an amateurish manner
- play in or as if in water, as of small children
Приклади
речень: 15Tom dabbles in the stock market.
Tom dabbled in magic.
deTom hat sich mit Magie abgegeben.
I dabble in the culinary arts.
Tom dabbled in cocaine in his youth.
Tom has dabbled in the dark arts.
Переклади
мов: 8За значеннями 3
За значеннями 3
Походження
From earlier dable, equivalent to dab + -le (frequentative suffix), possibly from Middle DFrom earlier dable, equivalent to dab + -le (frequentative suffix), possibly from Middle Dutch dabbelen (“to pinch; knead; to fumble; to dabble”); cognate with Icelandic dafla (“to dabble”).
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Форми
dabbles, dabbling, dabbled, dabbledСиноніми
синонімів: 7- work with in an amateurish manner:smatterplay around
- play in or as if in water, as of small children:paddlesplash around
Спільнокореневі
пов’язаних слів: 10Уроки до слова
уроків: 3- A1Present Simple: теперішній простий час — Бо це дієслово
- A1Past Simple: правильні дієслова — Бо у нього є форма минулого часу
- A2Present Perfect: вступ — Бо у нього є дієприкметник минулого часу