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Tekoälykääntäjä

Synonyymit

KieliKäännökset
italiaaria fritta, fuffa, tiritera
japani熱気 (nekki), 火気
kreikkaαερολογίες (aerologíes), αερολογία (aerología)
ranskavent
ruotsivarmluft, snack, tomma ord
saksaGeschwafel, heiße Luft
suomihölynpöly, kuuma ilma, turha puhe, höpötys, tyhjä puhe
tšekkihorkovzdušný
venäjäлирика (lirika)

Määritelmät

Substantiivit

  1. (literal) Air that has been heated, especially so as to function as the lifting agent of a hot-air balloon.
  2. (idiomatic) Empty, confused, or exaggerated talk lacking meaning or substance; bluster.

Esimerkit

  • The balloon was equipped with a burner to create hot air for lift.
  • "You'll never get anywhere so long as youse trail with that reform bunch. It's all hot air and tomfool theory."
  • "You give me a lot of hot air about your conscience. Why don't you get a soap-box and preach on the street-corners?"
  • Some of the steam in Washington rises from real issues, but a lot is the hot air of partisan politics.