prattle
To speak incessantly and in an inconsequential or childish mannerTo speak incessantly and in an inconsequential or childish manner; to babble.
» We prattle a lot and do little.
Мы много болтаем и мало делаем.
Meaning
1 sensesTo speak incessantly and in an inconsequential or childish manner; to babble.
schwatzen
лепета́тьlepetátʹ, болта́тьboltátʹ, трепа́тьсяtrepátʹsja
speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly
Examples
6 sentencesWe prattle a lot and do little.
ruМы много болтаем и мало делаем.
You prattle a lot and do little.
ruВы много болтаете и мало делаете.
You guys prattle a lot and do little.
ruВы много болтаете и мало делаете.
Instead of you prattling on, let's learn together.
She spent an hour prattling on about her new job.
deSie hat eine Stunde über ihre neue Arbeit gelabert.
Translations
5 languagesBy meaning 1
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Origin
From prate + -le (early modern English frequentative suffix). Compare Dutch pruttelen andFrom prate + -le (early modern English frequentative suffix). Compare Dutch pruttelen and Dutch preutelen (“to mutter”).
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Forms
prattles, prattling, prattled, prattledSynonyms
44 synonymsAntonyms
3 antonymsWord family
7 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle