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10 Language-to-English Dictionariescharlatán
Pronunciation / Transliteration: char-la-tan
"Ella es una charlatán, nunca deja de hablar."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A frivolous or flighty person; someone who is excessively talkative or gossipy.
"At the party, she was the flibbertigibbet, chatting with everyone and sharing the latest news." - 2
A person who is silly or scatterbrained.
"His flibbertigibbet nature made it hard for him to focus on serious matters."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'flibbertigibbet' originates from the Middle English 'flibertigibbet', which is believed to derive from the Old Norse 'flibberti', meaning 'to flutter' or 'to flit', combined with 'gibbet', a term for a gallows. Historically, it referred to a gossip or a frivolous person, evolving in meaning to denote someone who is flighty or excessively talkative.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Flibbertigibbet" is said worldwide
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bavard
Transliteration: ba-vard
"Elle est un bavard, toujours en train de parler."
Plaudertasche
Transliteration: plau-der-tas-che
"Er ist eine Plaudertasche, die nie aufhört zu reden."
chiacchierone
Transliteration: kia-kye-ro-ne
"Lui è un chiacchierone, sempre pronto a raccontare storie."
charlatán
Transliteration: char-la-tan
"Ella es una charlatán, nunca deja de hablar."
falador
Transliteration: fa-la-dor
"Ele é um falador, sempre contando novidades."
बातूनी
Transliteration: baatuni
"वह एक बातूनी है, हमेशा बातें करती रहती है।"
喋喋不休的人
Transliteration: dié dié bù xiū de rén
"她是个喋喋不休的人，总是说个不停。"
수다쟁이
Transliteration: sudajang-i
"그녀는 수다쟁이로, 항상 이야기하고 싶어한다."
おしゃべり
Transliteration: oshaberi
"彼女はおしゃべりで、いつも話している。"
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