Толковый словарь английского языка - palaver
Palaver
palaver
I. noun Etymology: Portuguese palavra word, speech, from Late Latin parabola parable, speech Date: 1735 1. a long parley usually between persons of different cultures or levels of sophistication, conference , discussion , 2. idle talk, misleading or beguiling speech, II. verb (~ed; ~ing) Date: 1773 intransitive verb to talk profusely or idly, parley , transitive verb to use ~ to ; cajole
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n. & v. --n. 1 fuss and bother, esp. prolonged and tedious. 2 profuse or idle talk. 3 cajolery. 4 colloq. an affair or business. 5 esp. hist. a parley between African or other natives and traders. --v. 1 intr. talk profusely. 2 tr. flatter, wheedle. Etymology: Port. palavra word f. L (as PARABLE) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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