palaver
11Palaver — Der Begriff Palaver (früher: Palaber) bezeichnet ein langwieriges und häufig eher oberflächliches Gespräch.[1][2] Im Deutschen ist der Begriff im allgemeinen Sprachgebrauch daher eher negativ belegt. In ethnologischen Untersuchungen anderer… …
12Palaver — Pa|la|ver [pa la:vɐ], das; s, (ugs. abwertend): langes, endloses Reden, Schwätzen, Verhandeln [über Unwichtiges]: trotz des langen Palavers kam man zu keinem Ergebnis. Syn.: ↑ Blabla (ugs. abwertend), ↑ Gerede. * * * Pa|la|ver 〈[ vər] n. 13〉 1.… …
13palaver — noun 1 (uncountable, singular) informal unnecessary trouble and anxiety over small matters; bother 2 (1); fuss 1 (1): all the palaver of booking a flight and getting a passport | What a palaver! 2 (U) informal a lot of silly and meaningless talk …
14Palaver — das Palaver, (Oberstufe) ugs.: Gerede, das kein Ende hat Synonyme: Rederei, Blabla (ugs.), Gelaber (ugs.), Geplapper (ugs.), Geschwätz (ugs.) Beispiel: Meine Eltern machten ein großes Palaver um meinen neuen Freund. Kollokation: sich im ewig… …
15palaver — 1. noun /pəˈlɑː.və(ɹ)/ a) A village council meeting. I have no palaver with him. b) Talk, especially unnecessary talk, fuss. 2. verb …
16palaver — pa|la|ver [pəˈla:və US ˈlævər] n [singular, U] especially BrE [Date: 1700 1800; : Portuguese; Origin: palavra word, speech , from Late Latin parabola; PARABLE] informal unnecessary trouble and anxiety that makes something seem more important than …
17palaver — [18] Palaver originated as a piece of naval slang picked up by English sailors in Africa. There they came across Portuguese traders negotiating with the local inhabitants, a process known in Portuguese as palavra ‘speech’ (a descendant of Latin… …
18palaver — [[t]pəlɑ͟ːvə(r), læ̱v [/t]] N UNCOUNT Palaver is unnecessary fuss and bother about the way something is done. [INFORMAL] We don t want all that palaver, do we? …
19palaver — UK [pəˈlɑːvə(r)] / US [pəˈlɑvər] noun [singular/uncountable] Word forms palaver : singular palaver plural palavers informal a) a situation that causes you a lot of unnecessary trouble or work b) a situation in which a lot of people are angry or… …
20palaver — [18] Palaver originated as a piece of naval slang picked up by English sailors in Africa. There they came across Portuguese traders negotiating with the local inhabitants, a process known in Portuguese as palavra ‘speech’ (a descendant of Latin… …
