Prattle - перевод на Русский и значение в Английском

verb

Talk rapidly and continuously in a foolish, excited, or incomprehensible way.

Примеры использования:

They babbled on about their holiday

noun

(of a flowing water) make a continuous murmuring sound.

Примеры использования:

The shallow river babbled over smooth rocks

combining form

Forming nouns denoting confusing or pretentious jargon, especially that characteristic of a particular field or group.

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Psychobabble

verb

Talk in a long-winded way without making very much sense.

Примеры использования:

She began blathering on about spirituality and life after death

noun

Long-winded talk with no real substance.

Примеры использования:

All the blather coming out of washington about crime

verb

Talk in a long-winded way without making very much sense.

Примеры использования:

There's plenty of stuff i could blether about from today

noun

Long-winded talk with no real substance.

Примеры использования:

Some stupid blether about puns surrounding the beatles

noun

→  blather informal

verb

Talk in a long-winded way without making very much sense.

Примеры использования:

I won't blither on too much about the job itself

noun

Long-winded talk with no real substance.

adjective

Showing a casual and cheerful indifference considered to be callous or improper.

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A blithe disregard for the rules of the road

verb

Laugh in a loud, harsh way.

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She cackled with laughter

noun

A loud, harsh laugh.

Примеры использования:

Her delighted cackle

verb

To make the loud sound of a chicken, or (of a person) to laugh or talk in a loud, high voice

Примеры использования:

The hens cackled in alarm., he burst into cackles of laughter.

verb

Talk informally about unimportant matters.

Примеры использования:

She was chattering about her holiday

noun

Informal talk.

Примеры использования:

He was full of inconsequential but amusing chatter

verb

To talk continuously and usually for no serious purpose

Примеры использования:

The boys and girls kept chattering during the movie., birds chattered in the trees., the printer wa…

verb

Talk or grumble monotonously.

Примеры использования:

She chuntered on about her problems

verb

Present participle of chunter

Примеры использования:

Al was chuntering (on) about being the last to know what was happening.

verb

Make a sharp sound or series of sounds as a result of a hard object striking another.

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He heard the sound of her heels clacking across flagstones

noun

A sharp sound or series of sounds.

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The clack of her high heels

noun

A short sound made when two hard objects hit

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Her shoes clacked on the tile floor.

noun

Nonsense.

Примеры использования:

Don't talk such drivel!

verb

Talk nonsense.

Примеры использования:

He was drivelling on about the glory days

noun

Something written or said that is completely worthless; nonsense

Примеры использования:

The papers are filled with drivel about movie stars.

verb

Talk at length, typically about trivial matters.

Примеры использования:

Franny walked past a woman gabbing on the phone

noun

Talk; chatter.

Примеры использования:

Fans should prefer her smooth delivery to the gab prevalent around the league

verb

To talk continuously and eagerly, esp. about unimportant matters

Примеры использования:

The two of us were always gabbing away., along with his gift for gab, he has a great grasp of human…

verb

Talk rapidly and unintelligibly.

Примеры использования:

He gabbled on in a panicky way until he was dismissed

noun

Rapid unintelligible talk.

Примеры использования:

She wasn't very good at the random gabble of teenagers

verb

To speak quickly and not clearly so that it is difficult to understand

Примеры использования:

Gabble away she started gabbling away at me in spanish and i didn't understand a word., gina, as us…

noun

Casual or unconstrained conversation or reports about other people, typically involving details that are not confirmed as being true.

Примеры использования:

He became the subject of much local gossip

verb

Engage in gossip.

Примеры использования:

They would start gossiping about her as soon as she left

verb

Light informal conversation for social occasions

verb

Talk in a rapid, excited, and often incomprehensible way.

Примеры использования:

He jabbered on about football

noun

Rapid, excited, and often incomprehensible speech.

Примеры использования:

Now, if you're going to fight me, stop the jibber jabber and let's get started!

verb

To speak or say something quickly in a way that is difficult to understand

Примеры использования:

Jay was jabbering on about this and that.

verb

Talk in a rambling manner.

Примеры использования:

Dennis maundered on about the wine

verb

To talk or write in a confused way, often for a long time

Примеры использования:

Tony continued to maunder on about his great passion., he maundered about her being the best thing …

verb

Talk casually, especially on unimportant matters; chat.

Примеры использования:

They nattered away for hours

noun

A casual and leisurely conversation.

Примеры использования:

I could do with a drink and a natter

verb

To talk continuously for a long time without any particular purpose

Примеры использования:

Once he starts nattering you just can't stop him., my mother and her friends natter away on the pho…

noun

Unnecessarily elaborate or complex procedure.

Примеры использования:

There's a lot of palaver involved

verb

Talk unproductively and at length.

Примеры использования:

It's too hot for palavering

verb

Make a repeated light tapping sound.

Примеры использования:

A flurry of rain pattered against the window

noun

A repeated light tapping.

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The plashing patter of steady rain

verb

Talk at length without saying anything significant.

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She pattered on incessantly

verb

Talk foolishly or at tedious length about something.

Примеры использования:

I heard him prate on for at least an hour and a half

verb

To talk stupidly, or about things that are not important, for a long time

Примеры использования:

Inevitably there's some caller prating on about the decline in moral standards.

verb

Talk foolishly or at tedious length about something.

Примеры использования:

I heard him prate on for at least an hour and a half

verb

Present participle of prate

Примеры использования:

Inevitably there's some caller prating on about the decline in moral standards.

verb

Walk for pleasure in the countryside.

Примеры использования:

I spent most of my spare time rambling and climbing

noun

A walk taken for pleasure in the countryside.

Примеры использования:

Based at 18 excellent country houses, they have a wide choice of walks from gentle rambles to adven…

verb

To walk for pleasure, esp. in the countryside

Примеры использования:

I love to ramble through the woods., it was hard to listen to her ramble on and on about her vacati…

adjective

(of writing or speech) lengthy and confused or inconsequential.

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A rambling six-hour speech

noun

The activity of walking in the countryside for pleasure.

Примеры использования:

A rambling club

verb

Walk for pleasure in the countryside.

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I spent most of my spare time rambling and climbing

verb

Dribble at the mouth; slaver.

Примеры использования:

He was slabbering like a child

verb

Speak in order to give information or express ideas or feelings; converse or communicate by spoken words.

Примеры использования:

The two men talked

noun

Communication by spoken words; conversation or discussion.

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There was a slight but noticeable lull in the talk

verb

Gossip idly.

Примеры использования:

According to some tattling sources, he never quite gave her up

noun

Gossip; idle talk.

Примеры использования:

For each story of mine, a titbit of town tattle must be exchanged

verb

To secretly tell someone in authority, especially a teacher, that someone else has done something bad, often in order to cause trouble

Примеры использования:

Did you tattle on us to the teacher?

noun

Talk about other people's lives that is usually unkind, disapproving, or not true

noun

Trivial or foolish speech or writing; nonsense.

Примеры использования:

He dismissed the novel as self-indulgent twaddle

verb

Talk or write in a trivial or foolish way.

Примеры использования:

What is that old fellow twaddling about?

noun

Speech or writing that is silly or not true

Примеры использования:

She dismissed the findings as utter twaddle/a load of old twaddle.

verb

Talk in a trivial or foolish way.

Примеры использования:

Some idiot actor twattling on about his latest project

noun

Trivial or foolish speech.

verb

(of a bird) give a call consisting of repeated light tremulous sounds.

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Sparrows twittered under the eaves

noun

A series of short, high-pitched calls or sounds.

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His words were cut off by a faint electronic twitter

noun

The name of a social networking site on the internet for communicating with people quickly

verb

Speak or write at length in a vague or trivial manner.

Примеры использования:

He waffled on about his problems

noun

Lengthy but vague or trivial talk or writing.

Примеры использования:

We've edited out some of the waffle

adjective

Denoting a style of fine honeycomb weaving or a fabric woven to give a honeycomb effect.

Примеры использования:

The waffle material is really lightweight, but does an excellent job of keeping you warm!

verb

Speak or write at length in a vague or trivial manner.

Примеры использования:

He waffled on about his problems

noun

Lengthy but vague or trivial talk or writing.

Примеры использования:

We've edited out some of the waffle

noun

A failure to make up one's mind.

Примеры использования:

Saying 'maybe' leaves us squandering our lives in indecisive waffle

verb

Speak at length about trivial matters.

Примеры использования:

She'd been wittering on about jennifer and her illness

verb

Present participle of witter

Примеры использования:

He'd been wittering on about his neighbours for half the morning.

verb

Chatter.

Примеры использования:

What's he yabbering about?

noun

A large domesticated wild ox with shaggy hair, humped shoulders, and large horns, used in tibet as a pack animal and for its milk, meat, and hide.

Примеры использования:

Milk products were common in the form of sour cream and butter from cows and yaks.

verb

Talk at length about trivial or boring subjects.

Примеры использования:

She wondered what he was yakking about

noun

A type of cattle with long hair and long horns, found mainly in tibet

verb

Give a sharp, shrill bark.

Примеры использования:

The dachshunds yapped at his heels

noun

A sharp, shrill bark.

Примеры использования:

Frenzied yaps of delight

verb

(of a small dog) to make short, high sounds

Примеры использования:

If you weren’t so busy yapping you wouldn’t have missed our exit.

verb

Talk incessantly; chatter.

Примеры использования:

Dear old betty was yattering at me on sunday

noun

Incessant talk.

Примеры использования:

There is no place like home for random yatter