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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesblaterare
Pronunciation / Transliteration: bla.teˈra.re
"Ha passato la sera a blaterare senza senso."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To talk long-winded, foolishly, or without making much sense.
"He continued to blather on about his conspiracy theories for over an hour."
- 1
Long-winded talk that is foolish, nonsensical, or without purpose.
"I grew tired of listening to the endless political blather on television."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Old Norse blabla or Middle English blatheren, ultimately of imitative origin reflecting idle or foolish chatter. It developed during the late Middle English period to describe nonsensical, lengthy, or excessively talkative communication.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Blather" is said worldwide
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baragouiner
Transliteration: ba.ʁa.ɡwi.ne
"Il passe son temps à baragouiner sans rien dire d'utile."
faseln
Transliteration: ˈfaːzln̩
"Hör auf zu faseln und komm auf den Punkt."
blaterare
Transliteration: bla.teˈra.re
"Ha passato la sera a blaterare senza senso."
parlotear
Transliteration: paɾ.lo.teˈaɾ
"No soporto escucharle parlotear sobre cosas sin importancia."
tagarelar
Transliteration: ta.ɡa.ɾeˈlaɾ
"Eles passam horas a tagarelar sobre trivialidades."
बड़बड़ाना
Transliteration: barbadana
"वह बिना किसी मतलब के घंटों बड़बड़ाता रहा।"
胡说八道
Transliteration: hú shuō bā dào
"别听他在那里胡说八道。"
횡설수설하다
Transliteration: hoeng-seol-su-seol-ha-da
"그는 술에 취해 횡설수설하기 시작했다."
たわごとを言う
Transliteration: tawagoto o iu
"彼はくだらないことを永遠に喋り続けていた。"
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