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prate

/preɪt/

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noun

C2formalcommonveraltet/preɪt/

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A noun referring to idle, foolish, or irrelevant talk or chatter.

ruСуществительное, обозначающее пустую, глупую или не относящуюся к делу болтовню или треп.esSustantivo que denota charla vacía, tonta o irrelevante, o parloteo sin sustancia.frNom désignant un bavardage vide, stupide ou hors de propos, ou un radotage.deSubstantiv, das leeres, törichtes oder belangloses Gerede bezeichnet.ptSubstantivo que designa conversa vazia, tola ou sem relevância; tagarelice tola ou papo furado.zh指空洞、愚蠢或无关紧要的闲谈、唠叨。arاسم يدل على الكلام الفارغ أو السخيف أو غير ذي الصلة، أو الثرثرة التي لا طائل من ورائها.

  1. Idle or foolish talk C1 formal

    Foolish, irrelevant, or trivial conversation; chatter.

    • His speech was nothing but meaningless prate.
    • She dismissed their gossip as mere prate.
    • The meeting was filled with prate and no real decisions.

    ruПустая болтовняesParloteo o charla insustancialfrBavardage futiledeLeeres GeschwätzptConversa fiadazh闲聊arكلام فارغ

    Synonyme: babbleblatherchatterdrivelgabblejabbernonsensepalaverprattletwaddle

    Antonyme: sensewisdom

  • prates plural form
  • prates' possessive plural form
  • prate's possessive singular form

verb

C2formalcommonveraltet/preɪt/

An archaic verb meaning to talk too much in a foolish or inconsequential way; to chatter or babble.

ruУстаревший глагол, означающий говорить слишком много глупым или несущественным образом; болтать или лепетать.esVerbo anticuado que significa hablar demasiado de manera tonta o irrelevante; charlar o parlotear.frVerbe désuet ou littéraire signifiant parler trop et de manière stupide ou insignifiante; bavarder, jacasser ou radoter.deVeralteter Begriff für unnötig viel und dabei töricht oder belanglos reden; schwatzen, plappern.ptVerbo arcaico que significa falar demais de maneira tola ou sem importância; tagarelar ou balbuciar.zh过时用语,指以愚蠢或琐碎的方式说太多话;喋喋不休地胡扯或唠叨。arفعل يعني التحدث بإسهاب وبكلام تافه أو غير ذي أهمية، أو الثرثرة والهذيان.

  1. Talk idly or at length C1 formal

    To speak at length about trivial or unimportant matters in a rapid, incessant manner.

    • He would prate on for hours about his collection of stamps.
    • She prated endlessly about the weather, ignoring the serious topic at hand.
    • The old man prated about his youth, repeating the same stories over and over.

    ruБолтать без умолкуescharlar sin pararfrBavarder futilementdeUnunterbrochen schwatzenptTagarelar sem pararzh喋喋不休arثرثرة

    Synonyme: blatherchatterdrivelgabgabblejabberjawprattlerambleyammer

  • prated past participle
  • prated past simple
  • prating present participle
  • prates third person singular