Blat vs Slat - What's the difference?
blat | slat |
To cry, as a calf or sheep; to bleat.
To make a senseless noise.
To talk inconsiderately.
To produce an overrich or overblown sound on a brass instrument such as a trumpet, trombone, or tuba.
Connections; relationships; one's social or business network (in Russian or Soviet society).
A thin, narrow strip or bar of wood or metal.
(aeronautical) A movable control surface at the leading edge of a wing that when moved, changes the chord line of the airfoil, affecting the angle of attack. Employed in conjunction with flaps to allow for a lower stall speed in the landing attitude, facilitating slow flight.
To construct or provide with slats.
To slap; to strike; to beat; to throw down violently.
* Marston
(UK, dialect) To split; to crack.
To set on; to incite.
As adjectives the difference between blat and slat
is that blat is while slat is smooth.blat
English
Etymology 1
Imitative. First attested in 1846.Verb
(blatt)Anagrams
*Etymology 2
(etyl)Noun
(-)- To open a new business in Russia you need blat .
Synonyms
* guanxi (from Chinese) ----slat
English
(wikipedia slat)Noun
(en noun)- slats of a window blind
Verb
- "How did you kill him?" "Slatted his brains out."
- (Halliwell)