palaver

n.

1. 1. Idle chatter.
   2. Talk intended to charm or beguile.
2. Obsolete. A parley between European explorers and representatives of local populations, especially in Africa.

v., -ered, -er·ing, -ers.

v.tr.
To flatter or cajole.

v.intr.
To chatter idly.

[Portuguese palavra, speech, alteration of Late Latin parabola, speech, parable. See parable.]

noun

Incessant and usually inconsequential talk: babble, blab, blabber, chat, chatter, chitchat, jabber, prate, prattle, small talk. Slang gab, gas, yak. See words.

verb

To talk volubly, persistently, and usually inconsequentially: babble, blabber, chatter, chitchat, clack, jabber, prate, prattle, rattle (on), run on. Informal go on, spiel. Slang gab, gas, jaw, yak. Idioms: run off at the mouth, shoot thebreezebull. See words.

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The noun has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: flattery intended to persuade
  Synonyms: blandishment, cajolery

Meaning #2: loud and confused and empty talk
  Synonyms: hot air, empty words, empty talk, rhetoric

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The verb palaver has 3 meanings:

Meaning #1: speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly
  Synonyms: chatter, piffle, prate, tittle-tattle, twaddle, clack, maunder, prattle, blab, gibber, tattle, blabber, gabble

Meaning #2: influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering
  Synonyms: wheedle, cajole, blarney, coax, sweet-talk, inveigle

Meaning #3: have a lengthy discussion, usually between people of different backgrounds

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - parlamenteren, vidtløftig snak
v. tr. - smigre
v. intr. - parlamentere, lade munden løbe

Nederlands (Dutch)
gezanik, bespreking, vleitaal, palaveren, vleien, bepraten

Français (French)
n. - rabâchage, remue-ménage, cajoleries
v. tr. - flatter, enjôler
v. intr. - palabrer

Deutsch (German)
n. - Umstand, Theater, Palaver
v. - schmeicheln, palavern

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - απεραντολογία, φλυαρία, διαπραγμάτευση
v. - φλυαρώ

Italiano (Italian)
colloquio, chiacchiera, abboccamento, conversazione

Português (Portuguese)
n. - conferência (f), negociação (f)
v. - tagarelar, lisonjear

Русский (Russian)
болтовня, лесть

Español (Spanish)
n. - palabrerío, conferencia o debate entre o con los indígenas
v. tr. - enlabiar, engatusar, lisonjear
v. intr. - charlar, discutir

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - långdragen diskussion, överläggning, snack, smicker
v. - parlamentera, prata i ett, övertala

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
谈判, 洽商, 交涉, 阿谀, 哄骗, 空谈, 奉承, 唠叨, 拍马

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 談判, 洽商, 交涉
v. tr. - 阿諛, 哄騙
v. intr. - 空談, 奉承, 嘮叨, 拍馬

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 교섭, 수다, 아첨
v. tr. - ~에 아첨하다, 감언으로 속이다
v. intr. - 재잘거리다, 상담하다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 商談, おしゃべり
v. - 商談する, おべっかを使う, 無駄話をする

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) مناقشه طويله, هدر, لغو, تملق, كلام مضلل (فعل) يثرثر, يلغو, يهدر, يحادث, يناقش, يتملق‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮שיחות, משא ומתן, רעש, קישקוש, פיטפוט, חנופה, טרחה‬
v. tr. - ‮פיטפט, קישקש, החניף‬
v. intr. - ‮דיבר הרבה‬

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