Palaver
01
trivial or meaningless talk
예시들
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
예시들
He won their consent with a little palaver.
The salesman used palaver to convince the customer to buy the expensive model.
03
소동, 번거로움
a lot of unnecessary effort, trouble, or fuss over something trivial
Dialect
British
British
Informal예시들
The palaver of explaining every step bored the audience quickly.
모든 단계를 설명하는 palaver는 청중을 금방 지루하게 만들었다.
Fixing the broken faucet turned into a palaver with all the wrong tools.
고장난 수도꼭지를 고치는 것은 잘못된 도구들로 인해 말장난으로 변했다.
to palaver
01
to hold a prolonged discussion, often between people of different backgrounds or parties, usually to resolve a matter
예시들
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
예시들
She palavered the child into taking his medicine.
He palavered the guards with compliments to gain entry.
03
수다 떨다, 잡담하다
to aimlessly talk a lot
예시들
Instead of getting straight to the point, he tends to palaver endlessly, causing meetings to drag on.
요점으로 바로 가지 않고, 그는 끝없이 palaver하는 경향이 있어 회의가 길어지게 만듭니다.
Whenever they get together, they can palaver for hours about anything and everything.
그들이 모일 때마다, 그들은 무엇이든 모든 것에 대해 몇 시간 동안 수다를 떨 수 있습니다.
