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1 plaudern
* * *to chat; to confabulate; to gossip; to prate; to prattle; to chatter* * *plau|dern ['plaudɐn]vito chat, to talk ( über +acc, von about); (= verraten) to talkmit ihm lässt sich gut pláúdern — he's easy to talk to
See:* * *1) (to talk in a friendly and informal way: They chatted about the weather.) chat2) (to chat.) gossip3) (to chatter or talk continuously, usually about unimportant things.) natter* * *plau·dern[ˈplaudɐn]vi1. (sich gemütlich unterhalten)* * *intransitives Verb2) (etwas ausplaudern) let on (coll.)* * *aus der Schule plaudern umg, fig blab* * *intransitives Verb2) (etwas ausplaudern) let on (coll.)* * *v.to chat v.to chin-wag v.to gossip v.to have a chat expr.to prate v.to prattle v. -
2 faseln
umg., pej.* * *to maunder; to drivel; to prate* * *fa|seln ['faːzln] (pej)1. vito drivel (inf)2. vtBlödsinn fáseln — to talk drivel (inf)
das ist alles gefaselt — that's drivel (inf), that's just (so much) twaddle (inf)
was hat er gefaselt? — what was he drivelling (Brit) or driveling (US) (on) about? (inf)
* * *(to talk nonsense.) talk through one's hat* * *fa·seln[ˈfa:zl̩n]hör auf zu \faseln! stop babbling on!was faselt er da ständig? what's he going on about?* * *intransitives Verb (ugs. abwertend) drivel; blather* * *faseln umg, pejüber +akk odervon about)B. v/t:blödes Zeug etcfaseln talk nonsense;was faselt er da? what is he blathering about?* * *intransitives Verb (ugs. abwertend) drivel; blather* * *v.to maunder v. -
3 Präteritum
n; -s, Präterita; GRAM. preterite, past tense* * *Prä|tẹ|ri|tum [prɛ'teːritʊm]nt -s, Präte\#rita[-ta] preterite* * *Prä·te·ri·tum<-s, -ta>[prɛˈte:ritʊm, pl -ta]nt LING preterite* * *das; Präteritums, Präterita (Sprachw.) preterite [tense]* * ** * *das; Präteritums, Präterita (Sprachw.) preterite [tense] -
4 salbadern
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5 faseln
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6 plaudern
1. to chat2. to chin-wag coll.3. to chinwag Br.4. to chitchat5. to gossip6. to have a chat7. to have a natter8. to jabber9. to natter10. to prate11. to prattle -
7 schwafeln
to blether1. to babble2. to bloviate Am.3. to prate4. to ramble (on)5. to waffle on Br. coll.6. to weasel Am. coll. -
8 schwatzen
1. gabbings2. to babble3. to blab4. to chatter5. to chinwag Br.6. to chitchat7. to clatter8. to gossip9. to jabber10. to patter11. to prate12. to twaddle -
9 schwätzen
1. to prate2. to twaddle
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Prate — Prate, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Prated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Prating}.] [Akin to LG. & D. praten, Dan. prate, Sw. & Icel. prata.] To talk much and to little purpose; to be loquacious; to speak foolishly; to babble. [1913 Webster] To prate and talk for… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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Prate — Prate, v. t. To utter foolishly; to speak without reason or purpose; to chatter, or babble. [1913 Webster] What nonsense would the fool, thy master, prate, When thou, his knave, canst talk at such a rate ! Dryden. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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prate — [prāt] vi. prated, prating [ME praten < MDu, prob. of echoic orig.] to talk much and foolishly; chatter vt. to tell idly; blab n. idle talk; chatter prater n. pratingly adv … English World dictionary