No. 18,207 in Russian
чепухой
Nonsense or rubbish.
In a sentence
Это занятие оказалось чепухой.
This activity turned out to be nonsense.
In this sentence, 'чепухой' refers to something trivial or nonsensical, indicating that the activity was deemed unimportant or silly.
Он улыбнулся, думая, что её слова — чепуха.
He smiled, thinking that her words were nonsense.
Here, 'чепуха' is used to suggest that someone's words or statements are being dismissed as meaningless or absurd.
Не трать время на чепуху, займись делом.
Don't waste time on nonsense, focus on business.
In this sentence, 'чепуху' implies something trivial or unworthy of attention, encouraging the person to focus on more significant matters.
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