palaver

• Nom désignant une discussion longue et verbeuse mais creuse, souvent destinée à convaincre ou à flatter, ou encore un bavardage bruyant et confus sans intérêt réel.

A noun referring to idle, flattering talk intended to persuade or to loud, confused, and empty conversation.

indénombrable

1. Flattery intended to persuadeC1informalbritish

   Excessive or insincere praise used to convince someone to do something.

   Flatterie intéressée

   • He used a lot of palaver to get her to agree to the deal.
   • Don't be fooled by his smooth palaver.
   • The salesman's palaver was so obvious that nobody trusted him.

   Synonymescajoleryflatterysoft soapsweet talkwheedling

2. Loud and confused talkC1informalbritish

   A lot of unnecessary, confusing, or meaningless talk; fuss or commotion.

   Bavardage confus et bruyant

   • There was a lot of palaver about the new rules, but nothing changed.
   • Stop all this palaver and get to the point.
   • The meeting was full of palaver and achieved nothing.

   Synonymesadobotherbustleclamorcommotionfusshubbubhullabaloonoisestirto-douproar

   Antonymesbrevitycalmclarityconcisionorderpeacequietsilence

• Verbe signifiant parler de manière oiseuse ou prolixe, souvent à propos de choses insignifiantes, ou participer à une discussion longue et inutile.

A verb meaning to talk idly or at length, often about trivial matters, or to engage in prolonged and unnecessary discussion.

1. Chatter idlyC1informalbritish

   To talk rapidly and incessantly about trivial or unimportant matters.

   Bavarder futilement

   • They spent the whole afternoon palavering about celebrity gossip.
   • Stop palavering and get to the point!
   • The old friends sat around palavering for hours.

   Synonymesbabbleblatherchattergabjabbernatterprateprattlerattle onyap

2. Cajole or flatterC1informalbritish

   To persuade or influence someone through gentle urging, flattery, or caressing.

   Cajoler ou flatter

   • He tried to palaver his way into getting a promotion.
   • She palavered the guard into letting them through the gate.
   • The salesman palavered the customer into buying the expensive model.

   Synonymesblandishbutter upcajolecoaxflatterinveiglesoft-soapsweet-talkwheedle

3. Discuss at lengthC2formalbritish

   To engage in a lengthy discussion or conference, often between people of different backgrounds or cultures.

   discuter longuement

   • The diplomats palavered for days over the trade agreement.
   • The tribal leaders and the colonial officials palavered under the baobab tree.
   • They palavered until a compromise was finally reached.

   Synonymesconferconsultdiscussnegotiateparleytalk