greek
To display a placeholder, especially to optimize speed in displaying text that would…To display a placeholder (instead of text), especially to optimize speed in displaying text that would be too small to read.
» That was all Greek to me.
Das waren böhmische Dörfer für mich.
Для меня это была китайская грамота.
Для мене це була китайська грамота.
Meaning
3 senses(transitive)To display a placeholder (instead of text), especially to optimize speed in displaying text that would be too small to read.
(transitive)To fill a template with nonsense text (particularly the Lorem ipsum), so that form can be focused on instead of content.
(transitive)To obscure a corporate logo that has not been permitted for use in a production.
Examples
414 sentencesThat was all Greek to me.
Для мене це була китайська грамота.
ruДля меня это была китайская грамота.
deDas waren böhmische Dörfer für mich.
This word comes from Greek.
Це слово запозичене з грецької.
ruЭто слово пришло из греческого языка.
deDieses Wort stammt aus dem Griechischen.
It's all Greek to me.
Це для мене китайська грамота.
ruЭто для меня китайская грамота.
deIch verstehe nur Bahnhof.
This is all Greek to me.
ruВсё это для меня китайская грамота.
We studied Greek culture from various aspects.
Origin
Probably from Greek (“unintelligible speech or text”).Probably from Greek (“unintelligible speech or text”).
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Forms
greeks, greeking, greeked, greekedWord family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle