Palaver
01
trivial or meaningless talk
Örnekler
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
Örnekler
He won their consent with a little palaver.
The salesman used palaver to convince the customer to buy the expensive model.
03
yaygara, telaş
a lot of unnecessary effort, trouble, or fuss over something trivial
Dialect
British
British
InformalÖrnekler
The palaver of explaining every step bored the audience quickly.
Her adımı açıklamanın palaveri izleyicileri çabucak sıktı.
Fixing the broken faucet turned into a palaver with all the wrong tools.
Bozuk musluğu tamir etmek, yanlış aletlerle bir palaver haline geldi.
to palaver
01
to hold a prolonged discussion, often between people of different backgrounds or parties, usually to resolve a matter
Örnekler
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
Örnekler
She palavered the child into taking his medicine.
He palavered the guards with compliments to gain entry.
03
boş laf etmek
to aimlessly talk a lot
Örnekler
Instead of getting straight to the point, he tends to palaver endlessly, causing meetings to drag on.
Doğrudan konuya girmek yerine, sonu gelmeyen palaver yapma eğilimindedir, bu da toplantıların uzamasına neden olur.
Whenever they get together, they can palaver for hours about anything and everything.
Ne zaman bir araya gelseler, her şey ve her şey hakkında saatlerce gevezelik edebilirler.
