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Meaning of nugrybauti | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B2
[nʊɡrʲiːˈbɑˑʊtʲɪ]

Definitions

  1. to pick mushrooms
    transitive
  2. to wander, lose one's way (literally, “to get lost wandering in search of mushrooms”)
    intransitive
  3. to wander, become distracted during a task
    broadly, intransitive
  4. to malfunction, go off the rails (of a device, program, etc.)
    broadly, intransitive

Examples

“O aš lekiu dideliu greičiu, stengdamasis nugrybauti kuo didesnį miško plotą – mane labiau traukia tie didieji”

And I am going at high speed, trying to pick mushrooms from the largest possible area of the forest – I'm more attracted to the big ones

“Vieną kartą, matau, portugalas nugrybauja kitu keliu, rėkiu jam: „no, no, no this way“.”

One time, I see a Portuguese guy wandering the other way, I shout at him: "no, no, no this way".

“kartais ruošdamasis kitos dienos testui, vadovėlyje nugrybaudavau į tolimesnes temas ir taip įsitraukdavau, kad užmiršdavau kam ruošiausi”

sometimes when I was preparing for the next day's test, I would get distracted by the next topics in the textbook and get so involved that I would forget what I was preparing for

“„Google“ verčia ir į mūsų kalbą. Tik kartais labai stipriai „nugrybauja“.”

"Google" also translates into our language. But sometimes it "goes off the rails" very badly.

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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