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blah

/blɑː/

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noun

Unsinn, Quatsch

Nonsense; drivel; idle, meaningless talk.

Examples :

"The meeting was just a lot of blah about budgets and spreadsheets; I didn't understand half of it. "

Das Treffen war nur eine Menge Unsinn über Budgets und Tabellen; ich habe die Hälfte davon nicht verstanden.

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noun

Unwohlsein, Trübsinn

(in plural, the blahs) A general or ambiguous feeling of discomfort, dissatisfaction, uneasiness, boredom, mild depression, etc.

Examples :

"I felt the blahs all morning; I just didn't want to do anything. "

Ich hatte den ganzen Morgen Unwohlsein; ich wollte einfach nichts tun.

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verb

plappern, faseln

To utter idle, meaningless talk.

Examples :

"My brother was blah-blah-blahing about the game all morning, but I wasn't really listening. "

Mein Bruder hat den ganzen Morgen über das Spiel geplappert, aber ich habe nicht wirklich zugehört.

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adjective

Langweilig, uninteressant

Dull; uninteresting; insipid.

Examples :

"Well, the new restaurant seems nice, but their menu is a little blah."

Nun, das neue Restaurant scheint nett zu sein, aber ihre Speisekarte ist etwas langweilig.

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adjective

Niedergeschlagen, betrübt

Low in spirit or health; down.

Examples :

"I decided to go exercise rather than sit around all day feeling blah."

Ich beschloss, Sport zu treiben, anstatt den ganzen Tag niedergeschlagen herumzusitzen.

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interjection

Ach, Mist, Mist

An expression of mild frustration.

Examples :

"Blah, I forgot my lunch at home again! "

Ach, Mist, ich habe schon wieder mein Mittagessen zu Hause vergessen!

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interjection

Bla, blabla, dummes Gerede

(When spoken repeatedly, often three times in succession: blah blah blah!) Imitative of idle, meaningless talk; used sometimes in a slightly derogatory manner to mock or downplay another's words, or to show disinterest in a diatribe, rant, instructions, unsolicited advice, parenting, etc. Also used when recalling and retelling another's words, as a substitute for the portions of the speech deemed irrelevant.

Examples :

"My dad started telling me about car maintenance, but after "check the oil, check the tires," it was just blah blah blah, I wasn't really listening. "

Mein Vater fing an, mir etwas über die Autopflege zu erzählen, aber nach "Ölstand prüfen, Reifen prüfen" war es nur noch Bla Bla Bla, ich habe nicht wirklich zugehört.

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interjection

Würg, Kotz

Representing the sound of vomiting.

Examples :

"Ugh, that presentation was so boring, I felt like I was going to blah. "

Igitt, diese Präsentation war so langweilig, ich hatte das Gefühl, ich müsste mich übergeben.

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