EN · C2 · idiomtalk through your hat
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No voice for this language is installed. Speech practice is still available.mówić bez znajomości rzeczy
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Dialogues in context
EN · C2Uninformed Advice
- A
He hasn't even seen this machine.
On nie widział nawet tej maszyny.
- B
Then he's talking through his hat.
Więc mówi bez znajomości rzeczy.
- A
Who shall we ask?
Kogo zapytamy?
- B
The person who operates it.
Osobę, która ją obsługuje.
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Translations
German
Spanish
RussianExamples of use
Mówi o medycynie bez znajomości rzeczy.
No voice for this language is installed. Speech practice is still available.He talks through his hat about medicine.
No voice for this language is installed. Speech practice is still available.Er redet ohne Sachkenntnis über Medizin.
No voice for this language is installed. Speech practice is still available.Habla de medicina sin conocimiento de causa.
No voice for this language is installed. Speech practice is still available.Он говорит о медицине без знания дела.
No voice for this language is installed. Speech practice is still available.Grammar
idiom
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- talk through your hat
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Example
He talks through his hat about medicine.
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C2No voice for this language is installed. Speech practice is still available.rozwlekła opowieść z rozczarowującą puentą
C2No voice for this language is installed. Speech practice is still available.niewiarygodna, zmyślona historyjka
C2No voice for this language is installed. Speech practice is still available.opowiadać barwną, zmyśloną historię
C2No voice for this language is installed. Speech practice is still available.bardzo trudne wymaganie
C2No voice for this language is installed. Speech practice is still available.niepotrzebnie komplikować wykonanie czegoś
C2No voice for this language is installed. Speech practice is still available.Related phrases
Zostawmy sobie furtkę do korekty, zanim sami zapędzimy się w ślepy zaułek.
C2No voice for this language is installed. Speech practice is still available.Nie chciałbym palić za sobą mostów tylko po to, by moja odmowa zabrzmiała bardziej stanowczo.
C2No voice for this language is installed. Speech practice is still available.Tę entuzjastyczną rekomendację przyjąłbym z przymrużeniem oka: jej autor widział jedynie starannie wybrany pokaz.
C2No voice for this language is installed. Speech practice is still available.Nie zdążyłem jeszcze przeczytać instrukcji, a co dopiero ocenić jej przydatność; byłoby więc przedwczesne przypisywać mi już teraz stanowczą opinię.
C2No voice for this language is installed. Speech practice is still available.Na papierze wszystko się zgadza, lecz diabeł tkwi w szczegółach, które uznano za zbyt błahe, by je uzgodnić.
C2No voice for this language is installed. Speech practice is still available.Próbując jednym ruchem naprawić wszystkie zaniedbania, możemy wylać dziecko z kąpielą i stracić to, co działało dobrze.
C2No voice for this language is installed. Speech practice is still available.