superficially russian

• слегка́

  slightly, a little, a bit

  lightly, gently, softly

  superficially, in passing, cursorily

• бе́гло

  fluently

  cursorily, superficially, hastily

• 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

• поверхностно

  superficially, perfunctorily, in a perfunctory manner

• верхогля́дничать

  to do superficially, to skim, to scratch the surface

• нахвата́вшийся

  having picked up, having grasped superficially, having acquired quickly

• либера́льничающий

  superficially liberal, feigning liberalism, ostentatiously liberal

• наха́панный

  ill-gotten, hastily acquired, superficially acquired

• нахва́тывать

  to pick up, to acquire superficially, to grab up

• нахвата́вший

  having grabbed, having snatched, having gathered up, having accumulated

  having picked up (knowledge), having acquired superficially, having a superficial grasp of

Examples

• Он нахватал разных знаний по верхам.

  He has picked up all sorts of bits of knowledge superficially.

• Он привык верхоглядничать вместо серьёзной работы.

  He was used to doing things superficially instead of working seriously.

• Нахапанные знания быстро забываются.

  Knowledge acquired superficially is quickly forgotten.