smatter

Significado (Inglés)

Verb

1. (intransitive) To talk superficially; to babble, chatter.
2. (transitive) To speak (a language) with spotty or superficial knowledge.
3. (figuratively, transitive) To study or approach superficially; to dabble in.
4. To have a slight taste, or a slight, superficial knowledge, of anything; to smack.

Noun

1. A smattering (small number or amount).
2. A smattering (superficial knowledge).

Conceptos

charlar

chapurrar

chapurrear

parlotear

Sinónimos

babble

blather

blether

blither

dabble

play around

smash

spatter

break into pieces

cobble up

Traducciones

radebrechen

baragouiner

μιλώ

πολυλογώ

papoter

masticare

blaterare

cianciare

ciarlare

maltrattare

storpiare

sfringuellare

taccolare

radbraken

sathi olmak

Pronunciado como (IPA)

/ˈsmæ.tə/

Etimología (Inglés)

Heredado de inglés medio: smatteren

Cognado con sueco: smattra

In summary

From Middle English smatteren, smateren. Compare Swedish smattra, Danish and Norwegian smadre (all of which mean to patter), German schmettern (“to resound”).