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Palaver
01
trivial or meaningless talk
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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
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He won their consent with a little palaver.
The salesman used palaver to convince the customer to buy the expensive model.
03
метушня, галас
a lot of unnecessary effort, trouble, or fuss over something trivial
Dialect
British
British
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The palaver of explaining every step bored the audience quickly.
Palaver пояснення кожного кроку швидко набриднув аудиторії.
Fixing the broken faucet turned into a palaver with all the wrong tools.
Ремонт зламаного крана перетворився на палавер з усіма неправильними інструментами.
to palaver
01
to hold a prolonged discussion, often between people of different backgrounds or parties, usually to resolve a matter
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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
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She palavered the child into taking his medicine.
He palavered the guards with compliments to gain entry.
03
балакати, тріпатися
to aimlessly talk a lot
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Instead of getting straight to the point, he tends to palaver endlessly, causing meetings to drag on.
Замість того, щоб перейти до суті справи, він схильний безкінечно palaver, через що зустрічі затягуються.
Whenever they get together, they can palaver for hours about anything and everything.
Кожного разу, коли вони збираються разом, вони можуть балакати годинами про все і вся.
