babble

1. intransitive verb

1) (talk incoherently) stammeln

2) (talk foolishly) [dumm] schwatzen

3) (talk excessively)

babble away or on — quasseln (ugs.)

4) [Bach:] plätschern

2. transitive verb

(utter incoherently) stammeln

3. noun

1) (incoherent speech) Gestammel, das; (childish or foolish speech) Gelalle, das

2) (murmur of water) Geplätscher, das

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['bæbl] 1. verb

1) (to talk indistinctly or foolishly: What are you babbling about now?)

2) (to make a continuous and indistinct noise: The stream babbled over the pebbles.) plätschern

2. noun

(such talk or noises.) das Gestammel,das Geplätscher

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bab·ble

[ˈbæbl̩]

I. n no pl

1. (confused speech) Geplapper nt pej fam, Gebabbel nt DIAL pej fam, Gebrabbel nt SCHWEIZ pej fam

\babble of voices Stimmengewirr nt

2. (murmuring sound) Murmeln nt; of water Geplätscher nt; of a brook Plätschern nt

3. (pej: jargon)

internet \babble Internetjargon m

II. vi

1. (talk incoherently) plappern, brabbeln fam, quasseln fam; baby babbeln fam, lallen

2. water plätschern

III. vt

▪ to \babble sth (incoherently) etw stammeln; (tell a secret) etw ausplaudern

to \babble an excuse eine Entschuldigung stottern

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['bbl]

1. n

1) Gemurmel nt; (of baby, excited person etc) Geplapper nt

babble (of voices) — Stimmengewirr nt

2) (of stream) Murmeln nt no pl (liter), Plätschern nt no pl

2. vi

1) (person) plappern, quasseln (inf); (baby) plappern, lallen

don't babble, speak slowly — nicht so schnell, rede langsam

the other actress tended to babble — die andere Schauspielerin neigte dazu, ihren Text herunterzurasseln

2) (stream) murmeln (liter), plätschern

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babble [ˈbæbl]

A v/i

1. a) stammeln

b) lallen

2. plappern, schwatzen (beide pej):

babbling idiot dummer Schwätzer

3. plätschern, murmeln (Bach etc)

B v/t

1. a) stammeln

b) lallen

2. plappern, schwatzen

3. ein Geheimnis etc ausplaudern

C s

1. a) Gestammel n

b) Gelalle n

2. Geplapper n, Geschwätz n (beide pej):

babble of voices Stimmengewirr n, Geplätscher n, Gemurmel n

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1. intransitive verb

1) (talk incoherently) stammeln

2) (talk foolishly) [dumm] schwatzen

3) (talk excessively)

babble away or on — quasseln (ugs.)

4) [Bach:] plätschern

2. transitive verb

(utter incoherently) stammeln

3. noun

1) (incoherent speech) Gestammel, das; (childish or foolish speech) Gelalle, das

2) (murmur of water) Geplätscher, das

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n.

Störgeräusch n. v.

labern v.

schwafeln v.

stammeln v.