palaver

pa·lav·er  (p-lvr, -lävr)

n.

1.

a. Idle chatter.

b. Talk intended to charm or beguile.

2. Obsolete A parley between European explorers and representatives of local populations, especially in Africa.

v. pa·lav·ered, pa·lav·er·ing, pa·lav·ers

v.tr.

To flatter or cajole.

v.intr.

To chatter idly.

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[Portuguese palavra, speech, alteration of Late Latin parabola, speech, parable; see parable.]

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palaver [pal-lah-ver]

Noun

time-consuming fuss: all the palaver involved in obtaining a visa [Portuguese palavra talk]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	palaver - flattery intended to persuade blandishment, cajolery flattery - excessive or insincere praise
	2.	palaver - loud and confused and empty talk; "mere rhetoric" empty talk, empty words, hot air, rhetoric hokum, meaninglessness, nonsense, nonsensicality, bunk - a message that seems to convey no meaning
Verb	1.	palaver - speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly blabber, piffle, prate, prattle, tattle, tittle-tattle, twaddle, gabble, gibber, blab, clack, maunder, chatter mouth, speak, talk, verbalise, verbalize, utter - express in speech; "She talks a lot of nonsense"; "This depressed patient does not verbalize" blather, blether, blither, smatter, babble - to talk foolishly; "The two women babbled and crooned at the baby"
	2.	palaver - influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering; "He palavered her into going along" blarney, cajole, coax, inveigle, sweet-talk, wheedle persuade - cause somebody to adopt a certain position, belief, or course of action; twist somebody's arm; "You can't persuade me to buy this ugly vase!" soft-soap - persuade someone through flattery browbeat, bully, swagger - discourage or frighten with threats or a domineering manner; intimidate
	3.	palaver - have a lengthy discussion, usually between people of different backgrounds parley - discuss, as between enemies

Translations

palaver [pəˈlɑːvəʳ] n (= fuss) → lío

palaver [pəˈlɑːvəʳ] n → palabres fpl or mpl; histoire(s) f(pl)

palaver [pəˈlɑːvəʳ] (inf) n (= fuss) → Theater nt

palaver [pəˈlɑːvəʳ] n → chiacchiere fpl; storie fpl