бъркам си в носа

English translation: pick one's nose / twiddle one's thumbs / muck about (around)

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Bulgarian term or phrase:бъркам си в носа
English translation:pick one's nose / twiddle one's thumbs / muck about (around)
Entered by: Vassil Lenchev

19:17 Jan 26, 2014
Bulgarian to English translations [Non-PRO]
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Bulgarian term or phrase: бъркам си в носа
В преносен смисъл - "бездействам", "не върша работа, докато съм на работа"
Става въпрос за държавен служител.
Нямам идея за каква аудитория е текстът - отвъд или отсам Атлантика.
Нещо разговорно ми се ще да е.
Благодаря ви!
Vassil Lenchev
Bulgaria
Local time: 09:44
poke one's nose/ twiddle one's thumbs
Explanation:
Both mean 'to be idle'.

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Note added at 23 mins (2014-01-26 19:40:26 GMT)
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Поправка на горното: pick NOT poke. Thanks to zenithmaster!

Добавям още едно, което съм чувала да ползват: kick one's heels
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Bela Vasileva
United Kingdom
Local time: 07:44
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Summary of answers provided
5 +7poke one's nose/ twiddle one's thumbs
Bela Vasileva
4 +2muck about
Ekaterina Kroumova
5have one's thumb up one's ass
Nikodim


Discussion entries: 4





  

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12 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
muck about


Explanation:


Ekaterina Kroumova
Native speaker of: Native in BulgarianBulgarian
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Petar Tsanev
6 mins
  -> Благодаря!

agree  Christo Metschkaroff: Също и "to muck around" (see: http://www.thefreedictionary.com/muck around)
1 hr
  -> Благодаря, Христо. Да, също може.
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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +7
poke one's nose/ twiddle one's thumbs


Explanation:
Both mean 'to be idle'.

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Note added at 23 mins (2014-01-26 19:40:26 GMT)
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Поправка на горното: pick NOT poke. Thanks to zenithmaster!

Добавям още едно, което съм чувала да ползват: kick one's heels

Bela Vasileva
United Kingdom
Local time: 07:44
Native speaker of: Bulgarian

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Petar Tsanev: with twiddle one's thumbs. Poke one's nose е по-скоро "бъркам се в чужди работи". Pick one's nose?
10 mins
  -> thanks! I noticed the mistake but it was a bit late :(

agree  Yavor Dimitrov: with "twiddle one's thumbs". :) Сещам се и за: "Be busy doing nothing", но сякаш везните натежават повече към "правя се на (много) зает". :)
22 mins
  -> благодаря!

agree  Christo Metschkaroff: with: "twiddle one's thumbs". За обогатяване на менюто: "to sit back and do nothing" - утрепАло се е за държ. служители (чиновници).... ;-)
1 hr
  -> да, харесва ми и това! благодаря!

agree  palilula (X)
1 hr
  -> благодаря!

agree  Andrei Vrabtchev: twiddle one's thumbs
13 hrs
  -> Thank you!

agree  Emilia Delibasheva: "twiddle one's thumbs"
14 hrs
  -> Thank you!

agree  Ivan Klyunchev: twiddle one's thumbs
2 days 4 hrs
  -> Thank you!
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10 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
have one's thumb up one's ass


Explanation:
Версиите по-горе са британски, ако трябва да е американски английски, това един от вариантите да се каже.
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Thumb up your...


Nikodim
Local time: 09:44
Native speaker of: Native in BulgarianBulgarian
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