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Palaver
01
trivial or meaningless talk
Beispiele
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
Beispiele
He won their consent with a little palaver.
The salesman used palaver to convince the customer to buy the expensive model.
03
Getue, Theater
a lot of unnecessary effort, trouble, or fuss over something trivial
Dialect
British
British
InformalBeispiele
The palaver of explaining every step bored the audience quickly.
Das Palaver, jeden Schritt zu erklären, langweilte das Publikum schnell.
Fixing the broken faucet turned into a palaver with all the wrong tools.
Die Reparatur des kaputten Wasserhahns wurde zu einem Palaver mit all den falschen Werkzeugen.
to palaver
01
to hold a prolonged discussion, often between people of different backgrounds or parties, usually to resolve a matter
Beispiele
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
Beispiele
She palavered the child into taking his medicine.
He palavered the guards with compliments to gain entry.
03
schwafeln, plaudern
to aimlessly talk a lot
Beispiele
Instead of getting straight to the point, he tends to palaver endlessly, causing meetings to drag on.
Anstatt direkt zur Sache zu kommen, neigt er dazu, endlos zu palaver, was dazu führt, dass Besprechungen sich in die Länge ziehen.
Whenever they get together, they can palaver for hours about anything and everything.
Wann immer sie zusammenkommen, können sie stundenlang über alles und jedes schwätzen.
