"жувати соплі" meaning in Ukrainian

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Verb

IPA: [ʒʊˈʋate ˈsɔplʲi] Forms: жува́ти со́плі [canonical, imperfective], žuváty sópli [romanization]
Etymology: Literally, “to chew snot”. Etymology templates: {{m-g|to chew snot}} “to chew snot”, {{lit|to chew snot}} Literally, “to chew snot” Head templates: {{uk-verb|жува́ти со́плі|impf}} жува́ти со́плі • (žuváty sópli) impf Inflection templates: {{uk-conj-verb-see|жува́ти}}
  1. (intransitive, idiomatic, literary) To twiddle one's thumbs, to waste time and do nothing useful. Tags: idiomatic, intransitive, literary Synonyms: бити байдики
    Sense id: en-жувати_соплі-uk-verb-1~sZiVfP Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Ukrainian entries with incorrect language header
{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "to chew snot"
      },
      "expansion": "“to chew snot”",
      "name": "m-g"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "to chew snot"
      },
      "expansion": "Literally, “to chew snot”",
      "name": "lit"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Literally, “to chew snot”.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "жува́ти со́плі",
      "tags": [
        "canonical",
        "imperfective"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "žuváty sópli",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "жува́ти со́плі",
        "2": "impf"
      },
      "expansion": "жува́ти со́плі • (žuváty sópli) impf",
      "name": "uk-verb"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "жува́ти"
      },
      "name": "uk-conj-verb-see"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Ukrainian",
  "lang_code": "uk",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ukrainian entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_roman_offsets": [
            [
              35,
              47
            ]
          ],
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              35,
              47
            ]
          ],
          "bold_translation_offsets": [
            [
              29,
              50
            ]
          ],
          "english": "Reply to the commenter: stop twiddling your thumbs.",
          "roman": "Vidpovidʹ na komentar: perestanʹte sopli žuvaty.",
          "text": "Відповідь на коментар: перестаньте соплі жувати.",
          "translation": "Reply to the commenter: stop twiddling your thumbs.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To twiddle one's thumbs, to waste time and do nothing useful."
      ],
      "id": "en-жувати_соплі-uk-verb-1~sZiVfP",
      "links": [
        [
          "twiddle one's thumbs",
          "twiddle one's thumbs"
        ],
        [
          "waste",
          "waste"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(intransitive, idiomatic, literary) To twiddle one's thumbs, to waste time and do nothing useful."
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "бити байдики"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "idiomatic",
        "intransitive",
        "literary"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ʒʊˈʋate ˈsɔplʲi]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "жувати соплі"
}
{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "to chew snot"
      },
      "expansion": "“to chew snot”",
      "name": "m-g"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "to chew snot"
      },
      "expansion": "Literally, “to chew snot”",
      "name": "lit"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Literally, “to chew snot”.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "жува́ти со́плі",
      "tags": [
        "canonical",
        "imperfective"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "žuváty sópli",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "жува́ти со́плі",
        "2": "impf"
      },
      "expansion": "жува́ти со́плі • (žuváty sópli) impf",
      "name": "uk-verb"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "жува́ти"
      },
      "name": "uk-conj-verb-see"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Ukrainian",
  "lang_code": "uk",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Ukrainian entries with incorrect language header",
        "Ukrainian idioms",
        "Ukrainian imperfective verbs",
        "Ukrainian intransitive verbs",
        "Ukrainian lemmas",
        "Ukrainian literary terms",
        "Ukrainian multiword terms",
        "Ukrainian terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Ukrainian terms with usage examples",
        "Ukrainian verbs"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_roman_offsets": [
            [
              35,
              47
            ]
          ],
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              35,
              47
            ]
          ],
          "bold_translation_offsets": [
            [
              29,
              50
            ]
          ],
          "english": "Reply to the commenter: stop twiddling your thumbs.",
          "roman": "Vidpovidʹ na komentar: perestanʹte sopli žuvaty.",
          "text": "Відповідь на коментар: перестаньте соплі жувати.",
          "translation": "Reply to the commenter: stop twiddling your thumbs.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To twiddle one's thumbs, to waste time and do nothing useful."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "twiddle one's thumbs",
          "twiddle one's thumbs"
        ],
        [
          "waste",
          "waste"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(intransitive, idiomatic, literary) To twiddle one's thumbs, to waste time and do nothing useful."
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "бити байдики"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "idiomatic",
        "intransitive",
        "literary"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ʒʊˈʋate ˈsɔplʲi]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "жувати соплі"
}

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