German-English translations for geschwätz

babble
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The rest is just idle talk, and I fear that idle talk will bury us if the G20 does not produce a result that is more powerful than the babble we hear around us. Der Rest ist Geschwätz, und ich fürchte, dass wir noch unter dem Geschwätz begraben werden, wenn die G20 kein Ergebnis erzielen, das schlagkräftiger ist als das Gerede, das wir zu hören bekommen. It will be seen as a tired and enfeebled colossus, a continent filled with boastful babble, fragile and old, nothing more than a historical museum. Man wird sie mit einem müden und kraftlosen Koloss gleichsetzen, einem Kontinent voll prahlendem Geschwätz, brüchig und alt, ein bloßes Museum der Geschichte. The men were babbling, so we couldnt make sense of anything.
chatterOnce more, Parliament has chosen to close its eyes and believe that the response to all of this is empty words, the idle chatter of hypocritical prohibition. Einmal mehr wollte dieses Parlament die Augen verschließen und glauben, die Antwort auf alle diese Fragen läge in leeren Worten, in sinnlosem Geschwätz über scheinheilige Verbote. Proper brake adjustment will help to reduce the chatter.The NSA is concerned about increased chatter between known terror groups.

claptrap
drivel
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gab
gossip
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Be careful what you say to him: he’s a bit of a gossipAccording to the latest gossip, their relationship is on the rocksI have a juicy piece of gossip to share with you
nonsense
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After my father had a stroke, every time he tried to talk, it sounded like nonsenseHe says that I stole his computer, but thats just nonsense
prate

rigmarole
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Have you seen all the rigmarole you have to go through at airport security these days?
twaddle
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wishy-washy
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Not wanting to be pressed for details, public relations gave a wishy-washy answer.The wishy-washy orange juice served by the cafeteria not only failed to be sweet; it was barely orange.