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pastime Noun an activity which makes time pass pleasantly
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pastime noun activity, game, sport, entertainment, leisure, hobby, relaxation, recreation, distraction, amusement, diversion Translations n pastime [ˈpaːstaim] an occupation which one enjoys and takes part in during one's spare time; a hobby Playing chess is his favourite pastime. stokperdjie تَسْلِيَه لِتَمْضِيَة الوَقْت забавление zábava; koníček fritidsbeskæftigelse der Zeitvertreib απασχόληση, χόμπι pasatiempo ajaviide سرگرمی ajanviete passe-temps בִּילוּי, תַחבִּיב मन बहलाव razbibriga,zabava időtöltés hobi dægrastytting, tómstundagaman passatempo 娯楽 오락 pramoga laika kavēklis kegiatan masa lapang tijdverdrijf tidsfordriv rozrywka passatempo distracţie; hobby (приятное) времяпрепровождение;хобби zábava razvedrilo razonoda tidsfördriv งานอดิเรก eğlence 娛樂,消遣 приємне дозвілля, розвага محبوب مشغلہ، شوق کا کام sự giải trí 娱乐,消遣 How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| I fancy, that reading is not merely a pastime when it is apparently the merest pastime, but that a certain measure of mind-stuff is used up in it, and that if you are using up all the mind stuff you have, much or little, in some other way, you do not read because you have not the mind-stuff for it. Of course, yacht racing is an organized pastime, a function of social idleness ministering to the vanity of certain wealthy inhabitants of these isles nearly as much as to their inborn love of the sea. The Swede is adept at the gentle pastime of fishing in troubled waters. |
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