spiel
To talk at lengthTo talk at length.
» Just let Tom do his spiel.
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deniko · Tatoeba · CC0Meaning
2 senses(intransitive)To talk at length.
speak at great length (about something)
(intransitive)To give a sales pitch; to promote by speaking.
Examples
6 sentencesJust let Tom do his spiel.
Просто дайте Тому закінчити свою рутину. — deniko · CC BY 2.0 FR
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? — Yorwba
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.
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Forms
spiels, spieling, spieled, spieledSynonyms
1 synonyms- replay (as a melody):play
Word family
1 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