palaver

pa·lav·er

P0020100 (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) n1. 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; hubbub3. (often used humorously) a conference4. rare talk intended to flatter or persuade5. a. an argumentb. trouble arising from an argumentvb6. (intr) (often used humorously) to have a conference7. (intr) to talk loudly and confusedly8. (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

Present
I palaver
you palaver
he/she/it palavers
we palaver
you palaver
they palaver

Preterite
I palavered
you palavered
he/she/it palavered
we palavered
you palavered
they palavered

Present Continuous
I am palavering
you are palavering
he/she/it is palavering
we are palavering
you are palavering
they are palavering

Present Perfect
I have palavered
you have palavered
he/she/it has palavered
we have palavered
you have palavered
they have palavered

Past Continuous
I was palavering
you were palavering
he/she/it was palavering
we were palavering
you were palavering
they were palavering

Past Perfect
I had palavered
you had palavered
he/she/it had palavered
we had palavered
you had palavered
they had palavered

Future
I will palaver
you will palaver
he/she/it will palaver
we will palaver
you will palaver
they will palaver

Future Perfect
I will have palavered
you will have palavered
he/she/it will have palavered
we will have palavered
you will have palavered
they will have palavered

Future Continuous
I will be palavering
you will be palavering
he/she/it will be palavering
we will be palavering
you will be palavering
they will be palavering

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been palavering
you have been palavering
he/she/it has been palavering
we have been palavering
you have been palavering
they have been palavering

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been palavering
you will have been palavering
he/she/it will have been palavering
we will have been palavering
you will have been palavering
they will have been palavering

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been palavering
you had been palavering
he/she/it had been palavering
we had been palavering
you had been palavering
they had been palavering

Conditional
I would palaver
you would palaver
he/she/it would palaver
we would palaver
you would palaver
they would palaver

Past Conditional
I would have palavered
you would have palavered
he/she/it would have palavered
we would have palavered
you would have palavered
they would have palavered

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	palaver - flattery intended to persuadeblandishment, cajoleryflattery - excessive or insincere praise
	2.	palaver - loud and confused and empty talk; "mere rhetoric"empty talk, empty words, hot air, rhetorichokum, meaninglessness, nonsense, nonsensicality, bunk - a message that seems to convey no meaning
Verb	1.	palaver - speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantlyblabber, piffle, prate, prattle, tattle, tittle-tattle, twaddle, gabble, gibber, blab, clack, maunder, chattermouth, 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, wheedlepersuade - 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 flatterybrowbeat, bully, swagger - discourage or frighten with threats or a domineering manner; intimidate
	3.	palaver - have a lengthy discussion, usually between people of different backgroundsparley - discuss, as between enemies

palaver

noun1. 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

nounIncessant and usually inconsequential talk:babble, blab, blabber, chat, chatter, chitchat, jabber, prate, prattle, small talk.Slang: gab, gas, yak.verbTo 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

Unterhaltungcianceconversazionediscussione