buttonholing

ˈbʌtənˌhoʊlɪŋ
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Translation of buttonholing into Russian

Adjective

persistent

Rare
persistently accosting someone to talk
Rare
назойливый приставучий
  • He was buttonholing everyone at the party to discuss his new project.Он назойливо приставал ко всем на вечеринке, чтобы обсудить свой новый проект.
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Synonyms and analogies of buttonholing in English

adj.accostingcorneringMore synonyms

Examples of buttonholing in a sentence

  • He was buttonholing guests about his latest invention.
buttonhole
ˈbʌtnˌhoʊl
Noun
1.

clothing

hole for fastening a button on clothes
петля fpetliaпуговичная петля
  • She sewed a buttonhole on the shirt.Она пришила петлю для пуговицы на рубашке.
2.

conversation

UK
act of detaining someone in conversation
UK
короткая беседа fбыстрый разговор
  • He managed a quick buttonhole with the director before the meeting..Ему удалось провести быстрый разговор с директором перед встречей
3.

fashion

RareUK
small flower pinned to clothing for decoration
RareUK
бутоньерка украшение nцветок в петлице
  • He wore a red rose as a buttonhole.Он носил красную розу как бутоньерку.
Verb
tr.
1.

conversation

US
detain someone in conversation against their will
US
задерживать в разговоре задержать в разговоре
  • He buttonholed me at the party to discuss politics.Он задержал меня на вечеринке, чтобы обсудить политику.
2.

sewing

make buttonholes in fabric
делать петли выметывать петли обрабатывать петли
  • She learned how to buttonhole her new dress.Она научилась делать петли на своем новом платье.

Expressions with buttonhole: examples in English and translations in Russian

петельный шов
She used a buttonhole stitch to finish the edges.

Translations of "buttonholing" in Context ordered by category and frequency

Noun
навязчивостьn. - navyazchivost'

She succeeded despite her buttonholing, bringing attention to important issues in a fun way.

Она добилась успеха, несмотря на свою навязчивость, привлекая внимание к важным вопросам в игровой форме.

I could tell his buttonholing was rehearsed; he had a script for every scenario.

Я мог заметить, что его навязчивость была натренированной; у него был сценарий для каждой ситуации.

назойливый - nazoylivy

I found it quite annoying when the buttonholing salesperson followed me around the store.

Меня довольно раздражало, когда назойливый продавец следовал за мной по магазину.

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