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1 drivel
tr['drɪvəl]1 decir tonterías, decir bobadas, decir memecesdrivel ['drɪvəl] n: tontería f, estupidez fn.• baba s.f.v.• babear v.
I 'drɪvəlmass noun tonterías fpl, estupideces fpl
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intransitive verb, BrE - ll- decir* tonterías['drɪvl]1.2.VI decir tonterías, decir chorradas *, decir babosadas (LAm) ** * *
I ['drɪvəl]mass noun tonterías fpl, estupideces fpl
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intransitive verb, BrE - ll- decir* tonterías -
2 drivel
s.1 chorradas (familiar) (España)babosadas (C.Am., México), leseras (Chile), macanas (Andes, C.Sur)2 baba, saliva.3 estupideces, algo sin sentido.4 balbuceo ininteligible de los niños.5 tonterías, charla sin sentido.v.1 babear, producir saliva.2 hablar tontamente, hablar estupideces, babosear.3 llenar de saliva, babear.vi.babear, bobear, chochear, decir tontería (pt & pp driveled) -
3 drivel away
v.malgastar el tiempo. -
4 drivel over
v.llenar de saliva, babear. -
5 sentimental drivel
s.pura sensiblería, sentimentalismo exagerado. -
6 drool
tr[drʊːl]1 (of baby) baba, babas nombre femenino plural2 (drivel) tonterías nombre femenino plural, bobadas nombre femenino plural, memeces nombre femenino plural1 (of baby, dog) babeardrool ['dru:l] vi: babeardrool n: baba fn.• baba s.f.v.• babear v.
I druːlintransitive verb \<\<dog/baby\>\> babearwe drooled at the sight of the cakes — se nos hizo agua la boca or (Esp) la boca agua al ver los pasteles
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mass noun (AmE)a) ( dribble) babas fpl, baba fb) ( drivel) (sl) bobadas fpl (fam)[druːl]VI (=slobber) babearshe drooled over the kittens/her grandchildren — (fig) se le caía la baba con los gatitos/sus nietos
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I [druːl]intransitive verb \<\<dog/baby\>\> babearwe drooled at the sight of the cakes — se nos hizo agua la boca or (Esp) la boca agua al ver los pasteles
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mass noun (AmE)a) ( dribble) babas fpl, baba fb) ( drivel) (sl) bobadas fpl (fam) -
7 pap
pap ['pæp] n: papilla f (para bebés, etc.)n.• gacha s.f.• papa s.f.• papilla s.f.pæpmass nouna) ( soft food) papilla fb) ( drivel)this book is mindless pap! — este libro es una estupidez or una tontería
[pæp]N (Culin) papilla f, gachas fpl ; (fig) pej bazofia * f* * *[pæp]mass nouna) ( soft food) papilla fb) ( drivel)this book is mindless pap! — este libro es una estupidez or una tontería
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8 babosada
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9 burrada
burrada sustantivo femenino (fam) (necedad, barbaridad):◊ decir burradas to talk nonsense o drivel;¿cómo pudiste hacer semejante burrada? how could you do such a stupid thing?
burrada sustantivo femenino
1 (comentario tonto) piece of nonsense
decir burradas, to talk nonsense
2 (acción disparatada) stupid o foolish act
hacer burradas, to act stupidly
3 familiar (cantidad desmedida) loads pl, lots pl -
10 chorrada
chorrada sustantivo femenino (Esp fam)a) ( estupidez):◊ decir chorradas to talk drivel o twaddle (colloq)
chorrada sustantivo femenino familiar piece of nonsense: ¡deja de decir chorradas!, stop talking nonsense -
11 driveling
adj.baboso.ger.gerundio del verbo DRIVEL.
См. также в других словарях:
drivel — [n] foolish talk babble, balderdash*, blather, bunk*, double talk, gibberish, gobbledygook*, Greek*, hogwash*, hooey*, jabber*, nonsense, poppycock*, prating, rot*, rubbish*, tripe*, twaddle*; concept 278 Ant. sense drivel [v1] talk foolishly… … New thesaurus
Drivel — Driv el, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Driveled}or {Drivelled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Driveling} or {Drivelling}.] [Cf. OE. dravelen, drabelen, drevelen, drivelen, to slaver, and E. drabble. Cf. {Drool}.] 1. To slaver; to let spittle drop or flow from the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Drivel — Driv el, n. 1. Slaver; saliva flowing from the mouth. [1913 Webster] 2. Inarticulate or unmeaning utterance; foolish talk; babble. [1913 Webster] 3. A driveler; a fool; an idiot. [Obs.] Sir P. Sidney. [1913 Webster] 4. A servant; a drudge. [Obs.] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
drivel — *nonsense, twaddle, bunk, balderdash, poppycock, gobbledygook, trash, rot, bull Analogous words: *gibberish, mummery, abracadabra … New Dictionary of Synonyms
drivel — ► NOUN ▪ nonsense. ► VERB (drivelled, drivelling; US driveled, driveling) 1) talk nonsense. 2) archaic let saliva or mucus flow from the mouth or nose. ORIGIN Old En … English terms dictionary
drivel — [driv′əl] vi. driveled or drivelled, driveling or drivelling [ME drivelen < OE dreflian, to slobber, prob. akin to DRAFF] 1. to let saliva flow from one s mouth; drool; slobber 2. to speak in a silly or stupid manner vt. to say in a silly or… … English World dictionary
drivel — {{11}}drivel (n.) early 14c., drevel saliva, slaver, from DRIVEL (Cf. drivel) (v.). Meaning idiotic speech or writing is from 1852. {{12}}drivel (v.) O.E. dreflian to dribble or run at the nose, slobber, from P.Gmc. *drablojanan, from PIE *dher… … Etymology dictionary
drivel — [[t]drɪ̱v(ə)l[/t]] N UNCOUNT (disapproval) If you describe something that is written or said as drivel, you are critical of it because you think it is very silly. What absolute drivel!... She is still writing mindless drivel. Syn: nonsense … English dictionary
drivel — driv|el [ˈdrıvəl] n [U] [: Old English; Origin: dreflian to let liquid flow from the mouth ] something that is said or written that is silly or does not mean anything ▪ Don t talk such drivel! >drivel v [I] … Dictionary of contemporary English
drivel — 1 noun (U) something that is said or written that is silly or does not mean anything: Don t talk such drivel! 2 verb drivelled, drivelling (I) BrE drivel on/away to speak continuously without saying anything important drivelling adjective: a… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
drivel — 1. noun he was talking complete drivel Syn: nonsense, twaddle, claptrap, balderdash, gibberish, rubbish, mumbo jumbo, garbage; informal poppycock, piffle, tripe, bull, hogwash, baloney, codswallop, flapdoodle, jive, guff, bushwa; … Thesaurus of popular words