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домыслы

speculation

Meaning of домыслы

Русский

догадки о том, что точно неизвестно

English

guessing about something that is not known for sure

speculation

Pronunciation

Russian
[ˈdomɨsɫɨ]
Russian (Russia)

Traps and common mistakes

Домыслы or спекуляция?

спекуляция

спекуляция ≠ speculation: reselling things for profit

Don't say спекуляция for guesses. Guessing without facts — домыслы; buying cheap to sell dear — спекуляция.

В газете одни домыслы, а не факты.

The paper is all speculation, not facts.

Его посадили за спекуляцию джинсами.

He was jailed for reselling jeans for profit — not for guessing.

домыслы with English translation

домыслы usage examples

🇷🇺Russian→🇬🇧English

О новом менеджере было много домыслов.

There was a lot of speculation about the new manager.

🇷🇺Russian→🇬🇧English

Её молчание вызвало ещё больше домыслов.

Her silence led to more speculation.

домыслы synonyms

Related word breakdowns

What's the difference between домыслы, предположение, догадка, and версия

предположение
🇷🇺Russian

A neutral guess or assumption; not disapproving.

C1very often
Д
🇷🇺Russian
догадка

A guess, often a lucky one; not disapproving.

C1often

Advanced: broader words

В
🇷🇺Russian
версия

One possible explanation of what happened.

C1often

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домыслы meaning: what does it mean?

guessing about something that is not known for sure

домыслы pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

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There was a lot of speculation about the new manager. Translation: О новом менеджере было много домыслов.

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