յուղ վառել
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Armenian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Literally, "to burn oil".
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Eastern Armenian, standard) IPA(key): [juʁ vɑˈrel]
- (Western Armenian, standard) IPA(key): [juʁ vɑˈɾel]
Verb[edit]
- (idiomatic, slang) to engage in empty talk, to beat around the bush
- Synonym: ջուր ծեծել (ǰur cecel)
Further reading[edit]
- Bediryan, Petros (2011) “յուղ վառել”, in Hayeren darjvackʿneri əndarjak bacʿatrakan baṙaran [Comprehensive explanatory dictionary of Armenian idioms] (in Armenian), Yerevan: University Press