gab

(Inglese)

Noun

1. (countable, uncountable) Idle chatter.
2. (countable, uncountable) The mouth or gob.
3. (countable, uncountable) One of the open-forked ends of rods controlling reversing in early steam engines.

Verb

1. (intransitive, obsolete) To jest; to tell lies in jest; exaggerate; lie.
2. (intransitive) To talk or chatter a lot, usually on trivial subjects.
3. (obsolete, transitive) To speak or tell falsely.

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/ɡæb/

Etimologia (Inglese)

Ereditato da inglese medio: gab

Affine francese antico: gab

Affine islandese: gabb

In summary

Inherited from Middle English gab, gabbe, from Old Norse gabb (“jest, mockery”) (whence also Old French gab, gap (“mockery, derision, scorn”)). Cognate with Icelandic gabb (“hoax”).

Concetti

chiacchierare

chiacchiera

ciarlare

ciancia

farneticare

sinonimi

chatter

jabber

gabble

babble

chitchat

prattle

gossip

twaddle

small talk

chat

gabfest

palaver

prate

talk

🗣️

talkativeness

yammer

chin wagging

spiel

natter

garrulousness

gibber

tittle tattle

garrulity

talk idly

tittle-tattle

witter

chew the fat

chin-wagging

chin-wag

yak

cackle

causerie

chin wag

prittle prattle

tattle

rattle on

schmoose

blab

verbalism

verbalization

verbiage

verboseness

waffle

🧇

yack

chit-chat

yap

confab

talk nonsense

yapp

shmooze

Traduzioni

bavarder

palique

quatschen

konuşkanlık

cháchara

gadać

parlotear

praten

🗣️

plappern

eine freundliche, zwanglose Unterhaltung führen

Geschwätz

dibbern

φλυαρώ

κουτσομπολιό

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