waffle

waffle
I noun
(Gastr.) Waffel, die
II 1.
(Brit. coll.): (talk)intransitive verb schwafeln (ugs. abwertend); faseln (ugs. abwertend)
2. noun
Geschwafel, das (ugs. abwertend); Faselei, die (ugs. abwertend)
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I 1. ['wofl] verb
(to talk on and on foolishly, pretending that one knows something which one does not: This lecturer will waffle on for hours.) quasseln
2. noun
(talk of this kind: His speech was pure waffle. He has no idea what he's talking about.) das Gequassel
II ['wofəl] noun
(a flat cake baked in a special appliance that leaves a pattern of squares on it: Waffles are usually eaten with ice cream, syrup or jam.)
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waf·fle1
[ˈwɒfl̩, AM ˈwɑ:fl̩]
(pej)
I. vi (fam)
1. esp BRIT (talk, write)
▪ to \waffle on schwafeln pej fam
▪ to \waffle on about sth sich akk über etw akk auslassen
2. AM (be indecisive)
▪ to \waffle about [or over] sth:
she had been waffling over where to go sie hatte hin und her überlegt, wohin sie gehen sollte
II. n no pl
1. esp BRIT (speech, writing) Geschwafel nt pej fam
2. AM (indecision) Unschlüssigkeit f
waf·fle2
[ˈwɒfl̩, AM ˈwɑ:fl̩]
n (breakfast food) Waffel f
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I ['wɒfl]
n (COOK)
Waffel f II (Brit inf)
1. n
Geschwafel nt (inf)
2. vi
schwafeln (inf)

I managed to waffle on somehow — irgendwie habe ich was (daher)geschwafelt (inf)

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waffle1 [ˈwɒfl; US auch ˈwɑfəl] s besonders US Waffel f:
waffle iron Waffeleisen n
waffle2 [ˈwɒfl; US auch ˈwɑfəl]
A s Br umg Geschwafel n
B v/i
1. auch waffle on Br umg schwafeln
2. US umg zweideutige Aussagen machen (over über akk)
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I noun
(Gastr.) Waffel, die
II 1.
(Brit. coll.): (talk)intransitive verb schwafeln (ugs. abwertend); faseln (ugs. abwertend)
2. noun
Geschwafel, das (ugs. abwertend); Faselei, die (ugs. abwertend)
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(lies) n.
Spinnerei f. n.
Waffel -n f.

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