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Palaver
01
trivial or meaningless talk
Các ví dụ
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
Các ví dụ
He won their consent with a little palaver.
The salesman used palaver to convince the customer to buy the expensive model.
03
sự ồn ào, sự rắc rối
a lot of unnecessary effort, trouble, or fuss over something trivial
Dialect
British
British
InformalCác ví dụ
The palaver of explaining every step bored the audience quickly.
Palaver giải thích từng bước nhanh chóng làm khán giả chán ngấy.
Fixing the broken faucet turned into a palaver with all the wrong tools.
Sửa chữa vòi nước bị hỏng biến thành một palaver với tất cả các công cụ sai lầm.
to palaver
01
to hold a prolonged discussion, often between people of different backgrounds or parties, usually to resolve a matter
Các ví dụ
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
Các ví dụ
She palavered the child into taking his medicine.
He palavered the guards with compliments to gain entry.
03
nói nhảm, tán gẫu
to aimlessly talk a lot
Các ví dụ
Instead of getting straight to the point, he tends to palaver endlessly, causing meetings to drag on.
Thay vì đi thẳng vào vấn đề, anh ta có xu hướng palaver không ngừng, khiến các cuộc họp kéo dài.
Whenever they get together, they can palaver for hours about anything and everything.
Bất cứ khi nào họ tụ tập, họ có thể tán gẫu hàng giờ về bất cứ điều gì và mọi thứ.
