Palaver
01
trivial or meaningless talk
أمثلة
The meeting was filled with palaver and no real decisions were made.
He dismissed their complaints as mere palaver.
02
smooth talk intended to persuade or influence someone
أمثلة
He won their consent with a little palaver.
The salesman used palaver to convince the customer to buy the expensive model.
03
ضجة, إزعاج
a lot of unnecessary effort, trouble, or fuss over something trivial
Dialect
British
British
Informalأمثلة
The palaver of explaining every step bored the audience quickly.
الثرثرة في شرح كل خطوة مللت الجمهور بسرعة.
Fixing the broken faucet turned into a palaver with all the wrong tools.
إصلاح الصنبور المكسور تحول إلى ثرثرة مع جميع الأدوات الخاطئة.
to palaver
01
to hold a prolonged discussion, often between people of different backgrounds or parties, usually to resolve a matter
أمثلة
Tribal leaders palavered to settle disputes peacefully.
Negotiators palavered across the table to find common ground.
02
to influence or persuade someone gently, often using flattery or coaxing
أمثلة
She palavered the child into taking his medicine.
He palavered the guards with compliments to gain entry.
03
ثرثر, هذر
to aimlessly talk a lot
أمثلة
Instead of getting straight to the point, he tends to palaver endlessly, causing meetings to drag on.
بدلاً من التوجه مباشرة إلى النقطة، يميل إلى palaver بلا نهاية، مما يتسبب في استمرار الاجتماعات.
Whenever they get together, they can palaver for hours about anything and everything.
كلما اجتمعوا معًا، يمكنهم الثرثرة لساعات عن أي شيء وكل شيء.
