spiel

spiel  (spl, shpl) Informal

n.

A lengthy or extravagant speech or argument usually intended to persuade.

intr. & tr.v. spieled, spiel·ing, spiels

To talk or say (something) at length or extravagantly.

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[German, play, or Yiddish shpil, both from Middle High German spil, from Old High German.]

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spieler n.

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spiel

Noun

a prepared speech made to persuade someone to buy or do something [German Spiel play]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	spiel - plausible glib talk (especially useful to a salesperson) line of gab, patter communication channel, channel, line - (often plural) a means of communication or access; "it must go through official channels"; "lines of communication were set up between the two firms"
Verb	1.	spiel - replay (as a melody); "Play it again, Sam"; "She played the third movement very beautifully" play re-create - create anew; "Re-create the boom of the West on a small scale" riff - play riffs misplay - play incorrectly, e.g., play a wrong note fiddle - play on a violin; "Zuckerman fiddled that song very nicely" play - play on an instrument; "The band played all night long" replay - play (a melody) again prelude - play as a prelude jazz - play something in the style of jazz rag - play in ragtime; "rag that old tune" bugle - play on a bugle reprise, reprize, recapitulate, repeat - repeat an earlier theme of a composition slur - play smoothly or legato; "the pianist slurred the most beautiful passage in the sonata" bang out - play loudly; "They banged out `The star-spangled banner'" modulate - change the key of, in music; "modulate the melody" tongue - articulate by tonguing, as when playing wind instruments
	2.	spiel - speak at great length (about something) talk, speak - exchange thoughts; talk with; "We often talk business"; "Actions talk louder than words"

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spiel

noun patter, speech, pitch, recital, harangue, sales talk, sales patter

Translations

spiel [ʃpiːl] n (col) → rollo

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spiel [spiːl] n → laïus m inv

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spiel [spiːl] (inf) n → Sermon m

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spiel [spiːl] n (col) → tiritera