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gnat

/næt/

Translations

gnatnoun

gnats

/næt/

The gnat buzzed around my ear.

Мошка жужжала у моего уха.

мелочьв переносном значении; чаще во мн. числе

He worries about gnats while ignoring the real problems.

Он переживает из-за мелочей, игнорируя настоящие проблемы.

Additional translations

пустякв переносном значении

комарикразг., уменьш.

Synonyms

gnatadjective

/næt/

Used mainly attributively before another noun (e.g., "gnat larvae", "gnat repellent").

Additional translations

мошиныйредк.; чаще переводится описательно: «личинки мошек», «репеллент от мошек»

gnatnoun

A small two-winged fly that resembles a mosquito. Gnats include both biting and non-biting forms, and they typically form large swarms.

During the summer evenings, a swarm of gnats hovered over the pond.

Something extremely small or insignificant, especially when contrasted with something much larger.

He worries about gnats while ignoring the real problems.

gnatadjective

Of, relating to, or characteristic of gnats; involving gnats.

The researchers observed gnat behavior under a microscope.