See also: молот

Russian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *melti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *mélˀtei.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [mɐˈɫotʲ]
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Verb

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моло́ть (molótʹimpf (perfective смоло́ть)

  1. to grind, to mill (to make smaller by breaking with a device)
  2. (colloquial) to talk nonsense, bang on about
    • 1860, Иван Тургенев [Ivan Turgenev], “V”, in Накануне; English translation from Constance Garnett, transl., On the Eve, 1895:
      — Что за вздор ты ме́лешь! — произнё́с наконе́ц с доса́дой Берсе́нев.
      — Što za vzdor ty mélešʹ! — proiznjós nakonéc s dosádoj Bersénev.
      'What nonsense you talk!' Bersenyev protested at last with an air of vexation.

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