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наизуст

/[nɐizˈust]/
Bulgarianadv

Definitions

  1. 1.
    by heart
  2. 2.
    colloquialextremely well; like the back of one's hand
    • Аз ги знам ти́я у́лици наизу́ст. Ко́лко пъ́ти сме хо́дили по тях като бя́хме деца́…

      Az gi znam tíja úlici naizúst. Kólko pǎ́ti sme hódili po tjah kato bjáhme decá… — I know these streets like the back of my hand. How many times we walked down them when we were children…

  3. 3.
    informalimpromptu; extemporaneously, with no preparation; off the cuff
    • Ба́те, това́ е пъ́рватата ти ра́бота. Тря́бва ма́лко по-серио́зно! Не мо́же да се яви́ш и про́сто да говориш наизу́ст!

      Báte, tová e pǎ́rvatata ti rábota. Trjábva málko po-seriózno! Ne móže da se javíš i prósto da govoriš naizúst! — Bro, this is your first job. You gotta take it a bit more seriously! You can't just show up and talk all off the cuff!

Etymology

Univerbation of на (na) + earlier изу́ст (izúst).

Forms

  • наизу́стcanonical
  • naizústromanization

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