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Meanings of palaver in English
Catalan
claca Catalan
engalipada Synonyms
Examples for "cajolery"
Examples for "cajolery"
1
The reply of Mrs. Mel is dashed with a trifle of cajolery.
2
She discarded the fruitless effort at cajolery and resorted to undisguised bribery.
3
The name of her honeymoon days was not a cajolery to her.
4
The tormentor then tried cajolery and promises, but they were equally futile.
5
The cajolery was foolish, if an end was in view; the repression inefficient.
1
Every blandishment was used to soothe him, and it had its effect.
2
Mrs. Molineux was proof against this blandishment, and Bella had to go.
3
Mildred closed her eyes for a moment, to savor this sweet blandishment.
4
A widow's degree of blandishment is conservatively estimated at twenty-five spinster power.
5
But the other two were still under the blandishment of his child-like innocence.
Usage of palaver in English
1
People will not accept free seeds without a certain amount of palaver.
2
Spaghetti or any long ribbon pasta, in contrast, is a right palaver.
3
Now dey lib for Congo, dey not like the idea of soldier-palaver.
4
They continued their palaver throughout the afternoon and into the early evening.
5
One undeniable thing in this palaver is the Russian reputation for glamour.
6
As far as the Persian journey was concerned the palaver was ended.
7
After an interminable palaver Margaret induced the servant to leave the room.
8
We had what is called in those parts a palaver with him.
9
Rimer 'n me was just going to have us a little palaver.
10
With every transaction, he passed out a premium in way of palaver.
11
I lose also the two fire-bar which I give for funeral palaver.
12
This is the tribe with which we are to hold a palaver.
13
After the palaver was over, target practice took place, with the guns.
14
Between tracks are cool bite-size dramatic interludes of verite free-verse 'hood palaver.
15
She sent for a chair and a palaver of several hours began.
16
We had quite a friendly palaver, and my watch amused them immensely.
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Translations for palaver
Spanish
Palaver through the time
Palaver across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Less common