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1 blether
blether ['bleðə(r)]1 noun(a) (foolish talk) âneries fpl, bêtises fpl∎ to have a blether (with sb) bavarder (avec qn)(a) (talk foolishly) dire des âneries ou des bêtises -
2 arse
1 noun(a) (buttocks) cul m;∎ move or shift your arse pousse ton cul;∎ to make an arse of sth complètement foirer qch;∎ to get one's arse in(to) gear se remuer le cul;∎ to work one's arse off bosser comme un nègre;∎ to talk out of one's arse dire des conneries;∎ to be out on one's arse (get fired) se faire virer;∎ my arse! mon cul!;∎ to kiss or lick sb's arse faire du lèche-cul à qn, French Canadian lécher le cul de qn;∎ kiss my arse! va te faire foutre!;∎ get your arse over here! ramène ta fraise!, amène-toi!;∎ get your arse over to the town hall! file à la mairie!;∎ it's my arse that's on the line ça risque de me retomber sur la gueule;∎ he's been sitting on his arse all day il a rien foutu de la journée;∎ he doesn't know his arse from his elbow il est complètement nul;∎ she thinks the sun shines out of her arse elle se prend pas pour de la merde;∎ you'd better get off your arse (move) tu ferais bien de te bouger le cul; (speed up) tu ferais bien de te magner le cul;∎ he's a pain in the arse c'est un emmerdeur;∎ it's a pain in the arse c'est emmerdant;∎ he fell or went arse over tit or tip or apex il est tombé cul par-dessus tête;∎ to do sth arse-backwards faire qch à l'envers ou n'importe comment∎ to make an arse of oneself se ridiculiser□∎ why don't you come with us? -- I can't be arsed tu viens avec nous? -- non, j'ai trop la flemme;∎ he can't be arsed doing it himself il a pas envie de se faire chier à le faire lui-même∎ to arse sth up foirer qch -
3 babble
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4 waffle
I 1. ['wofl] verb(to talk on and on foolishly, pretending that one knows something which one does not: This lecturer will waffle on for hours.) parler pour ne rien dire2. noun(talk of this kind: His speech was pure waffle. He has no idea what he's talking about.) verbiageII ['wofəl] noun(a flat cake baked in a special appliance that leaves a pattern of squares on it: Waffles are usually eaten with ice cream, syrup or jam.) -
5 drivel
drivel ['drɪvəl] ( British pt & pp drivelled, cont drivelling, American pt & pp driveled, cont driveling) familiar1 noun (UNCOUNT)(a) (nonsense) bêtises fpl, radotage m;∎ to talk drivel radoter(a) (speak foolishly) dire des bêtises, radoter;∎ what's he drivelling on about? qu'est-ce qu'il radote?
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blither — verb /blaɪðɚ(r)/ to talk foolishly; to blather … Wiktionary
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prate — [c]/preɪt / (say prayt) verb (prated, prating) –verb (i) 1. to talk too much; talk foolishly or pointlessly; chatter; babble. –verb (t) 2. to utter in empty or foolish talk. –noun 3. the act of prating. 4. empty or foolish talk. {late Middle… …
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