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palaver

Principal Translations
Inglés		Español
palaver n	informal (fuss, ado)	lío nm
		jaleo nm
	(ES)	follón nm
	There was a lot of palaver at the office over what turned out to be nothing.
palaver n	informal (talk)	discusión nf
	The two heads of state have a palaver scheduled for tomorrow morning.

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Additional Translations
Inglés		Español
palaver⇒ vi	dated (talk profusely)	discutir⇒ vi
	The foolish young man palavered until all were sick of hearing him.
	El tonto joven discutió hasta que todos se hartaron de escucharlo.
palaver vi	dated (parley, confer)	charlar⇒ vi
		hablar⇒ vi
	The two gentlemen palavered together as they walked through the park.
	Los dos caballeros charlaron mientras caminaban por el parque.
palaver [sb]⇒ vtr	dated, rare (cajole, persuade)	convencer a vtr + prep
	The stern father refused his daughters' entreaties to go to the ball, though they palavered him incessantly.
	El padre severo se negó a dejar que su hija fuera al baile, aunque intentaron convencerlo continuamente.

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