praten

Meaning

to talk

Concepts

talk

speak

chat

babble

chatter

say

tell

discourse

gab

patter

communicate

convey

express

report

discuss

speech

have a talk

idly

jabber

piffle

splutter

sputter

gossip

yabber

act out

declare oneself

demonstrate

evince

express oneself

manifest

put

render

show

enunciate

pronounce

vocalise

vocalize

announce

declare

delate

herald

impart

inform

notify

understate

converse

have a conversation

talk to

Hyphenated as

pra‧ten

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈpraːtə(n)/

Etymology

From Middle Dutch praten, further etymology unknown. Cognates are found only in Middle Low German praten. English prate, prattle and the various Scandinavian verbs were borrowed from these two languages.

Sentences

We moeten ophouden met praten en overgaan op handelen .

We need to stop talking and start acting.

We praten toch zo graag over transparantie en geloofwaardigheid .

We are very much given to talking about transparency and credibility.

Laten wij met hen praten en handelscontacten met hen aanknopen , want dat is nodig .

Let's talk to them and establish trade contacts with them, because that is what is needed.