superficial russian
пове́рхностный
superficial/surface-level
бе́глый
cursory, fleeting, quick, superficial
fluent, rapid
fugitive, runaway, escaped
легкомы́сленный
thoughtless, careless, reckless
frivolous, flippant, light-minded, superficial
нару́жный
outer, external, exterior, outside
outward, apparent, seeming, superficial
for external use
неглубо́кий
rather shallow, superficial, skin-deep, shallow
легкове́сный
light, light-weight, slight, superficial
дилета́нтство
amateurishness, dilettantism, superficial knowledge, amateurish approach
нано́сный
alluvial, alien, borrowed, superficial
неоснова́тельный
groundless, unfounded, lacking foundation, superficial
верхогля́д
smatterer, superficial person, dabbler, dilettante
skygazer, predatory carp
перелицо́вка
turning (of a garment), remaking inside out
superficial reworking, refurbishing of old ideas, dressing up anew
нахва́танный
superficial, smattered, shallow, haphazardly acquired
верхогля́дка
superficial person, shallow person, dabbler
верхогля́дский
superficial, shallow, perfunctory
верхогля́дничающий
superficial, cursory, skimming
верхогля́дничавший
superficial, cursory, shallow, perfunctory
нахвата́вший
having grabbed, having snatched, having gathered up, having accumulated
having picked up (knowledge), having acquired superficially, having a superficial grasp of
внешностный
appearance-related, outward, exterior
superficial, skin-deep
необстоя́тельный
superficial, sketchy, not thorough
unreliable, not dependable, flighty
easy-going, unfussy, uncomplicated
слегка́
slightly, a little, a bit
lightly, gently, softly
superficially, in passing, cursorily
бе́гло
fluently
cursorily, superficially, hastily
поверхностно
superficially, perfunctorily, in a perfunctory manner
нахвата́ться
to pick up, to pick up bits of, to acquire superficially
to grab a lot of, to snap up, to stock up on
нахвата́ть
to grab (a quantity of), to snatch up, to gather up, to scoop up
to pick up (superficially), to pick up bits of, to acquire superficially
верхи́
upper strata, upper classes, elite, top ranks
summit, top level, highest echelons
surface knowledge, superficialities, veneer
вертля́вость
fidgetiness, restlessness, squirminess
flightiness, frivolity, superficiality
верхогля́дство
superficiality
нахвата́вшийся
having picked up, having grasped superficially, having acquired quickly
нахва́тывать
to pick up, to acquire superficially, to grab up
неоснова́тельность
groundlessness, superficiality
верхогля́дничать
to do superficially, to skim, to scratch the surface
либера́льничающий
superficially liberal, feigning liberalism, ostentatiously liberal
наха́панный
ill-gotten, hastily acquired, superficially acquired
Examples
Ты должен приобрести́ настоя́щие на́выки, а не просто пове́рхностные знания.
You have to acquire real skills, not just superficial knowledge.
What a superficial answer!
Ты зна́ешь предме́т поверхностно, Том.
Your knowledge of the subject is superficial, Tom.
Она высме́ивала поверхностность рабо́в мо́ды.
She was mocking the superficiality of fashion slaves.
Выска́зывание, что красота́ всего лишь пове́рхностна, само́ по себе поверхностно.
The statement that beauty is merely superficial is itself superficial.
Его спокойствие оказалось только кажущимся.
His calm turned out to be only superficial.
Не будь верхоглядом, читай книгу внимательно.
Don't be superficial—read the book carefully.
В работе нельзя допускать верхоглядства.
Superficiality must not be allowed in one's work.
Его аргументы показались мне слишком легковесными.
His arguments seemed too superficial to me.
Не стоит делать легковесные выводы без доказательств.
You shouldn't draw superficial conclusions without evidence.
Не будь верхоглядкой, читай книгу внимательно.
Don’t be so superficial—read the book carefully.
Верхоглядка не может серьёзно разобраться в вопросе.
A superficial person can’t seriously get to grips with an issue.
Такой верхоглядский подход не даст хорошего результата.
Such a superficial approach will not produce good results.
Нахапанные знания быстро забываются.
Knowledge acquired superficially is quickly forgotten.
Его нахватанные знания сразу заметил преподаватель.
His superficial knowledge was immediately noticed by the teacher.
У неё нахватанное представление о медицине.
She has only a superficial understanding of medicine.



















