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1 babble
['bæbl] 1. verb1) (to talk indistinctly or foolishly: What are you babbling about now?) palrar2) (to make a continuous and indistinct noise: The stream babbled over the pebbles.) rumorejar2. noun(such talk or noises.) tagarelice* * *bab.ble[b'æbəl] n 1 fala ininteligível. 2 conversa tola. 3 murmúrio. 4 linha cruzada ao telefone. • vt+vi 1 balbuciar. 2 exprimir-se confusamente. 3 falar demasiadamente. -
2 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.) palavrear2. noun(talk of this kind: His speech was pure waffle. He has no idea what he's talking about.) palavrórioII ['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.)* * *waf.fle1[w'ɔfəl] n Brit waffle: tipo de panqueca assada e comida com geléia ou calda.————————waf.fle2[w'ɔfəl] n palavras vazias, lugar-comum. • vi 1 Brit encher de palavras vazias, Braz, sl enrolar, encher lingüiça. 2 Amer estar indeciso, não ter opinião formada. -
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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.) tagarelar2. noun(talk of this kind: His speech was pure waffle. He has no idea what he's talking about.) verborragiaII ['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.)
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