blat
suomi-englanti sanakirjablat englannista suomeksi
määkiä
blat englanniksi
To make a senseless noise.
{{quote-text|en|year=1991|author=Stephen King|title=Needful Things
To talk inconsiderately; blab.
To produce an overrich or overblown sound on a instrument such as a trumpet, trombone, or tuba.
The Soviet system of connections and social relationships; one's social or business network (qualifier).
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(RQ:Gibson Pattern Recognition)
{{quote-text|en|year=2005|author=Adam Czarnota; Martin Krygier; Wojciech Sadurski|title=Rethinking the Rule of Law After Communism|page=334
2017, Joseph S. Berliner, "Blat", in David Twichell, ''The shallow stratigraphy and sand resources offshore of the Mississippi bar'', age 326:
- The distinction between the use of blat for personal enrichment and for smoothing the work of the enterprise was emphasized in the interview testimony. (..) The supply agent, for example, often has large quantities of money at his disposal for arranging his blat, much of which he might use for himself but which he devotes instead to making deals of advantage to the enterprise.
(quote-book) Country of Origin Information Report. Russian Federation. State Actors of Protection|isbn=978-92-9494-372-9|doi=10.2847/502403|url=https://www.easo.europa.eu/sites/default/files/publications/EASOCOI_Russia_web.pdf|page=32|passage=Semukhina and Reynolds mention underlying reasons for the widespread corruption: pre-Soviet and Soviet practices (especially the system of blat(191), which continued in the wake of the breakdown of the Soviet Union), institutional factors within the police (e.g. highly militarised structure, lack of accountability), a weak civil society, economic causes (maximising income and minimising risks) and a culture of ‘disrespect for the law’(192).
rock (gloss)
page (of a book)
panel (in a door)
counter, countertop, tabletop, top (gl)
illegal activity, particularly travelling on a train without a ticket.