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prate

/pɹeɪt/

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noun

Geschwätz, unnützes Gerede

Talk to little purpose; trifling talk; unmeaningful loquacity.

Examples :

"The meeting dissolved into endless prate, with each manager offering their opinions but no actual decisions being made. "

Das Treffen löste sich in endloses Geschwätz auf, wobei jeder Manager seine Meinung äußerte, aber keine tatsächlichen Entscheidungen getroffen wurden.

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verb

Schwätzen, plappern

To talk much and to little purpose; to be loquacious; to speak foolishly.

Examples :

"Instead of finishing his homework, he would prate endlessly about video games. "

Anstatt seine Hausaufgaben zu erledigen, schwätzte er endlos über Videospiele.

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