blat
verb · nounA1Định nghĩa theo từ loại
Động từ
verb- 1.
(intransitive)To cry, as a calf, sheep, or goat.
Near-synonym: baa (sheep or goat)
Đồng nghĩa: bleat, baa
- 2.
(intransitive)To make a senseless noise.
- 3.
To talk inconsiderately; blab.
- 4.
To produce an overrich or overblown sound on a brass instrument such as a trumpet, trombone, or tuba.
- 5.
(transitive)To utter loudly or foolishly; blurt.
Danh từ
noun- 1.
(uncountable)The Soviet system of connections and social relationships; one's social or business network (in Russian or Soviet society).
To open a new business in Russia you need blat.
The distinction between the use of blat for personal enrichment and for smoothing the work of the enterprise was emphasized in the interview testimony. […] The supply agent, for example, often has large quantities of money at his disposal for arranging his blat, much of which he might use for himself but which he devotes instead to making deals of advantage to the enterprise.
Đồng nghĩa: guanxi
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Nguồn gốc từ
. First attested in 1846 in the intransitive sense of "bleat". Compare bleat, blǣtan.