palaver

pa·lav·er

 (pə-lăv′ər, -lä′vər)

n.

1.

a. Idle chatter.

b. Talk intended to charm or beguile.

2. A negotiation or discussion concerning matters in dispute, especially in the traditional cultures of West Africa.

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

v.intr.

To talk idly or at length.

v.tr.

Archaic To flatter or cajole.

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

palaver

(pəˈlɑːvə)

n

1. tedious or time-consuming business, esp when of a formal nature: all the palaver of filling in forms.

2. loud and confused talk and activity; hubbub

3. (often used humorously) a conference

4. rare talk intended to flatter or persuade

5.

a. an argument

b. trouble arising from an argument

vb

6. (intr) (often used humorously) to have a conference

7. (intr) to talk loudly and confusedly

8. (tr) to flatter or cajole

[C18: from Portuguese palavra talk, from Latin parabola parable]

pa•lav•er

(pəˈlæv ər, -ˈlɑ vər)

n.

1. profuse and idle talk; chatter.

2. persuasive talk; flattery; cajolery.

3. a conference or discussion, orig. one between European traders, explorers, etc., and people indigenous to a region, esp. in Africa.

v.i.

4. to talk profusely and idly.

5. to confer.

v.t.

6. to cajole or persuade.

[1720–30; < Portuguese palavra word, speech, talk < Late Latin parabola parable]

pa•lav′er•er, n.

palaver

Past participle: palavered
Gerund: palavering

Imperative

palaver

palaver

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

palaver

noun

1. fuss, business (informal), to-do, performance (informal), procedure, carry-on (informal, chiefly Brit.), pantomime (informal, chiefly Brit.), song and dance (Brit. informal), rigmarole We had to go through the whole palaver of changing our flight.

2. prattle, chatter, babble, yak (slang), hubbub, natter (Brit.), tongue-wagging, blather, blether I had to listen to a lot of palaver about political correctness.

3. conference, session, discussion, get-together (informal), parley, powwow, colloquy, confab (informal) Have you two finished your little palaver?

palaver

noun

Incessant and usually inconsequential talk:

babble, blab, blabber, chat, chatter, chitchat, jabber, prate, prattle, small talk.

Slang: gab, gas, yak.

verb

To talk volubly, persistently, and usually inconsequentially:

babble, blabber, chatter, chitchat, clack, jabber, prate, prattle, rattle (on), run on.

Informal: go on, spiel.

Slang: gab, gas, jaw, yak.

Idioms: run off at the mouth, shoot the breeze.

Translations

Unterhaltung

cianceconversazionediscussione

palaver

[pəˈlɑːvəʳ]

A. N

1. (= fuss) → jaleo m, desmadre m; (= trouble) → molestias fpl, trámites mpl engorrosos (US) (= chatter) → palabrería f
what a palaver! → ¡qué jaleo!
why all the palaver! → ¡no es para tanto!
that palaver about the car → aquel jaleo que se armó con el coche
can't we do it without a lot of palaver? → ¿no podemos hacerlo sin meternos en tantos líos?

2. (= conference) → conferencia f, parlamento m

B. VI → parlamentar

palaver

[pəˈlɑːvə^r] n (= fuss) → histoire f
What a palaver! → Quelle histoire!

palaver

n (inf)

(= fuss and bother) → Umstand m, → Theater nt (inf)

(= conference) → Palaver nt

palaver

[pəˈlɑːvəʳ] n (fam) (fuss) → storie fpl; (talk) → tiritera