spiel
A lengthy and extravagant speech or argument usually intended to persuadeA lengthy and extravagant speech or argument usually intended to persuade.
» Just let Tom do his spiel.
Просто дайте Тому закінчити свою рутину.
Просто дайте Тому закінчити свою лекцію.
Meaning
3 senses(countable, uncountable)A lengthy and extravagant speech or argument usually intended to persuade.
langes Gerede, Schwafelei, Geschwafel
красноречивая история, призывная речь
(countable, uncountable)An early form of rap music.
A curling tournament.
- plausible glib talk (especially useful to a salesperson)
Examples
6 sentencesJust let Tom do his spiel.
Просто дайте Тому закінчити свою рутину.
I’m fed up with that spiel.
I listened to the salesman's spiel but did not buy anything.
Tom patiently listened to the door-to-door salesman's entire spiel before politely declining his offer and wishing him a good day.
Have you been here before? Do you want to hear my pathetic obligatory marketing spiel?
deWaren Sie schon mal hier? Wollen Sie mein pathetisches, verpflichtendes Verkaufsgeschwafel hören?
Translations
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Origin
Borrowed from German Spiel (“game, performance”) or Yiddish שפּיל (shpil), both from MiddlBorrowed from German Spiel (“game, performance”) or Yiddish שפּיל (shpil), both from Middle High German spil, from Old High German spil, from Proto-West Germanic *spil.
From the Scots spiel (“game, play; curling match”) from Middle Dutch or Middle Low German spel.
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Forms
plural: spielsSynonyms
2 synonyms- plausible glib talk (especially useful to a salesperson):patterline of gab
Word family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable