waffle

waffle

Üzerinde küçük kare çukurlar bulunan, genellikle kahvaltıda tatlı olarak yenen yassı hamur işi.

Basit İngilizce açıklama: A flat cooked food with little square holes, often served sweet for breakfast.

• I had a waffle for breakfast.
• She put strawberries on her waffles.
• Would you like butter with your waffle?

Sık kullanılan kalıplar: a waffle, waffle iron, waffle with syrup, waffle batter

laf kalabalığı, boş laf

Çok söz içeren ama açık veya yararlı pek az şey anlatan konuşma ya da yazı.

Basit İngilizce açıklama: Speech or writing that uses many words but gives little clear or useful information.

• His answer was mostly waffle.
• Cut the waffle from your report.
• The speech contained plenty of waffle but no clear plan.

Eş anlamlılar: rambling, hot air, padding

Sık kullanılan kalıplar: a lot of waffle, meaningless waffle, full of waffle

lafı uzatmak, gevelemek

Açık veya yararlı bir şey söylemeden uzun uzun konuşmak ya da yazmak.

Basit İngilizce açıklama: To talk or write for a long time without making a clear or useful point.

• Please stop waffling and answer the question.
• She waffled on for ten minutes.
• He tends to waffle when asked about money.

Nasıl kullanılır: waffle on about something (He waffled on about his plans without giving any details.)

Eş anlamlılar: ramble, drone on

Sık kullanılan kalıplar: waffle on, waffle about something

kararsız kalmak, bocalamak

Karar vermekte zorlanmak veya kararını ya da fikrini sürekli değiştirmek.

Basit İngilizce açıklama: To have trouble deciding, or keep changing your decision or opinion.

• Stop waffling and choose a restaurant.
• He waffled between the two job offers.
• The committee is still waffling on the final date.

Nasıl kullanılır: waffle between A and B (She waffled between accepting the offer and staying home.); waffle on something (The mayor continues to waffle on the proposal.)

Eş anlamlılar: waver, vacillate, hesitate

Sık kullanılan kalıplar: waffle on something, waffle between options

yalpalayarak alçalmak

Bir kuşun yere konarken sağa sola yalpalayarak alçalması.

Basit İngilizce açıklama: If a bird does this, it sways from side to side as it comes down to land.

• The geese waffle before landing.
• A goose waffled as it descended toward the lake.
• We watched the birds waffling above the water.

Eş anlamlılar: whiffle

Sık kullanılan kalıplar: geese waffle, waffle before landing