валять дурака
Translation of валять дурака
hack around
Russian word in Latin letters: valyat duraka
Meaning of валять дурака
Тратить время впустую на пустяки.
to waste time doing nothing useful
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We hacked around all afternoon.
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Мы полдня валяли дурака.
Stop hacking around and help me clean.
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Хватит валять дурака, помоги мне убраться.
валять дурака synonyms
What's the difference between валять дурака, бездельничать, and маяться дурью
Very colloquial: do pointless things out of boredom.
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валять дурака meaning: what does it mean?
to waste time doing nothing useful
валять дурака pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?
валять дурака is pronounced as [vɐˈlʲatʲ dʊrɐˈka]. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.
валять дурака definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?
We hacked around all afternoon. Translation: Мы полдня валяли дурака.
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