How is the word валять дурака translated from Russian to English
Тратить время на бесполезные занятия.
To spend time doing nothing useful.
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English translation
mess around
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Хватит валять дурака, доделай домашку. — Stop messing around and finish your homework.
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По выходным мы просто валяем дурака. — We just mess around on weekends.
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Ты что, весь вечер будешь валять дурака? — Are you going to mess around all evening?
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“валять дурака” translates into English as “mess around”. Add this word to your VibeLing vocabulary and lock it in with spaced repetition.
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Meaning of “валять дурака”: Тратить время на бесполезные занятия. In English — “mess around”.
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валять дурака — mess around
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