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Meanings of palaver in English

Catalan
claca

Loud and confused and empty talk.

        claca
        Catalan
        engalipada

        Flattery intended to persuade.

              engalipada
              Portuguese
              tagarelar
              Catalan
              xerrar
              Spanish
              charlar

              Speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly.

                  tagarelar
                  Portuguese
                  adular

                  Influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering.

                      adular
                      Usage of palaver in English
                      1
                      People will not accept free seeds without a certain amount of palaver.
                      The new yorker
                      2
                      Spaghetti or any long ribbon pasta, in contrast, is a right palaver.
                      The Guardian
                      3
                      Now dey lib for Congo, dey not like the idea of soldier-palaver.
                      A Master of Fortune: Being Further Adventures of Captain Kettle
                      4
                      They continued their palaver throughout the afternoon and into the early evening.
                      Scorched Earth: A Future History of Planet Earth
                      5
                      One undeniable thing in this palaver is the Russian reputation for glamour.
                      The Guardian
                      6
                      As far as the Persian journey was concerned the palaver was ended.
                      Jaffery
                      7
                      After an interminable palaver Margaret induced the servant to leave the room.
                      The Matador of the Five Towns and Other Stories
                      8
                      We had what is called in those parts a palaver with him.
                      Memoirs (Vieux Souvenirs) of the Prince de Joinville
                      9
                      Rimer 'n me was just going to have us a little palaver.
                      Wizard and glass
                      10
                      With every transaction, he passed out a premium in way of palaver.
                      Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 11 / Little J...
                      11
                      I lose also the two fire-bar which I give for funeral palaver.
                      A Master of Fortune: Being Further Adventures of Captain Kettle
                      12
                      This is the tribe with which we are to hold a palaver.
                      Journal of an African Cruiser / Comprising Sketches of the Canar...
                      13
                      After the palaver was over, target practice took place, with the guns.
                      Through Three Campaigns: A Story of Chitral, Tirah and Ashanti
                      14
                      Between tracks are cool bite-size dramatic interludes of verite free-verse 'hood palaver.
                      The new yorker
                      15
                      She sent for a chair and a palaver of several hours began.
                      Mary Slessor of Calabar: Pioneer Missionary
                      16
                      We had quite a friendly palaver, and my watch amused them immensely.
                      Successful Exploration Through the Interior of Australia / From ...
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                      Translations for palaver
                      Portuguese
                      tagarelaradular
                      Palaver through the time
                      Palaver across language varieties
                      United Kingdom
                      Common
                      United States of America
                      Less common