blat

UK
/blæt/
US
/blæt/

Translations

blatnoun
blats
pl
UK
/blæt/
US
/blæt/
He got the job through blat.
Он получил работу через блат.
Additional translations
blatverb
blatted
Past Simple
blatted
Past Participle
blatting
Gerund
UK
/blæt/
US
/blæt/
The car horn started to blat as the driver pressed it repeatedly.
Автомобильный гудок начал гудеть, когда водитель нажимал на него несколько раз.
The trumpeter began to blat loudly during the parade.
Трубач начал громко трубить во время парада.
Additional translations

Definitions

blatnoun
A loud, harsh sound, typically one made by a horn or similar instrument.
The car's horn emitted a loud blat as it passed by the pedestrians.
The bleating cry of a sheep, goat, or calf.
The distant blat of the goats carried across the valley.
blatverb
To cry or bleat like a sheep or goat.
The young lamb began to blat loudly when it couldn't find its mother.
To produce a loud, harsh sound, especially with a horn or similar instrument.
The taxi driver blatted his horn at the slow pedestrians.