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waffle

/ˈwɒ.fl/ /ˈwɑ.fl/

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noun

Gofre

A flat pastry pressed with a grid pattern.

Examples :

"The brunch was waffles with strawberries and whipped cream."

El brunch fueron gofres con fresas y crema batida.

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noun

Gofre de patata

A potato waffle, a savoury flat potato cake with the same kind of grid pattern.

Examples :

"For breakfast, she made a delicious potato waffle for her children. "

Para el desayuno, ella hizo un delicioso gofre de patata para sus hijos.

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verb

Aplastar, destrozar

Examples :

"The construction worker used a sledgehammer to waffle the old concrete. "

El trabajador de la construcción usó un mazo para destrozar el hormigón viejo.

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noun

Charlatanería, palabrería

Speech or writing that is vague, pretentious or evasive.

Examples :

"This interesting point seems to get lost a little within a lot of self-important waffle."

Este punto interesante parece perderse un poco dentro de mucha palabrería pretenciosa.

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verb

Vacilar, tambalearse

(of birds) To move in a side-to-side motion and descend (lose altitude) before landing. Cf wiffle, whiffle.

Examples :

"The geese waffled as they approached the water."

Los gansos vacilaban al acercarse al agua.

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verb

Divagar, hablar evasivamente

To speak or write vaguely and evasively.

Examples :

"My boss waffled about the project deadline, giving us no clear instructions. "

Mi jefe divagó sobre la fecha límite del proyecto, sin darnos instrucciones claras.

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verb

Charlar, divagar

To speak or write at length without any clear point or aim.

Examples :

"The student started to waffle when the teacher asked him about his missing homework, talking about his dog, his breakfast, and everything but the reason he didn't do the assignment. "

El estudiante comenzó a divagar cuando el profesor le preguntó sobre su tarea perdida, hablando de su perro, su desayuno y todo menos la razón por la que no hizo la tarea.

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verb

Dudar, vacilar

Examples :

"He tended to waffle on important decisions, often changing his mind several times. "

Solía dudar en decisiones importantes, a menudo cambiando de opinión varias veces.

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verb

Dudar, vacilar

To rotate (one's hand) back and forth in a gesture of vacillation or ambivalence.

Examples :

"He waffled about whether to take the math or the history course, unable to decide which one he preferred. "

Dudó sobre si tomar el curso de matemáticas o el de historia, incapaz de decidir cuál prefería.

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