Meaning of чиня | Babel Free

Definitions

1. to make, do
   transitive
2. to cost
   transitive
3. to be good, be worthy, be worthwhile
   colloquial, intransitive
4. to seem, appear to be
   intransitive

Equivalents

Examples

“Не чини ни пукната (счупена) пара (грош)”

It's not worth a dime.

“Толкова ми чини”

I couldn't care less. I don't give a hoot. It's all the same to me.

“Донеси ми от града локум с ядки. Колкото чини, ще си платя.”

Bring me some Turkish delight with nuts from town. I'll pay what it costs.

“И българинът позна на дело, че и той чини нещо.”

And Bulgarians realized indeed (in reality) that they, too, mattered.

“Из тоя кладенец само добичетата поим, водата не чини за хора, господине, не добра вода.”

At this well we water only the cattle, the water's no good for humans, master, not good water.

“Разбирам да ми отбие от цената, ако материалът беше слаб, ако работата не чинеше.”

I could well understand him not giving me the full price, if the material was weak, if the work was no good.

“чини ми се”

it seems to me, it appears to me, to my mind

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