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Meanings of prate in English

Catalan
claca
Spanish
disparate

Idle or foolish and irrelevant talk.

claca
Portuguese
tagarelar
Catalan
xerrar
Spanish
charlar

Speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly.

tagarelar
Usage of prate in English
1
We prate much of the family as the unit of the state.
The Man-Made World; Or, Our Androcentric Culture
2
We prate a lot about the fair sex and its sweet vanities.
The Soldier of the Valley
3
The hardest part for a soldier to play is to prate well.
The Noble Spanish Soldier
4
Quoth the Khalif, Thou shalt not forestall me with talk and prate.
Tales from the Arabic — Volume 01
5
But we prate like gossiping river-men.-Wiltsee the Skimmer of the Seas?
The Water-Witch; Or, the Skimmer of the Seas: A Tale
6
And who are you that prate of Constitutional Formulas, rights of Parliament?
On Heroes, Hero-Worship, and the Heroic in History
7
Let the little people of the world prate of their little things!
One Day / A sequel to 'Three Weeks'
8
But, isn't that just what men mean when they prate of success?
The Postmaster's Daughter
9
My politics are not those of the leather-jaws that prate in this land.
Salute to Adventurers
10
The moral is: Be as vicious as you please, but prate of virtue.
The Heavenly Twins
11
The talkers may think otherwise, may prate of soul-stirring motives, and great ideals.
No Man's Land
12
And surely a foolish tongue, when rules not its idle prate
Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Vol...
13
They prate who say it is success that tries a man.
Better Dead
14
Achilles glared at him and answered, Fool, prate not to me about covenants.
The Iliad
15
We have no neighbours here-noneto stare, and pry, and prate, and slander.
Henry Brocken / His Travels and Adventures in the Rich, Strange,...
16
But I am not here to prate of myself,' I replied.
A Gentleman of France: Being the Memoirs of Gaston de Bonne Sieu...
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Portuguese
tagarelar
Prate through the time
Prate across language varieties
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