jabber
jabber(
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buhr
)An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
a. parlotear (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
My daughters were jabbering about something or other, but I couldn't make head or tail of it.Mis hijas parloteaban de alguna cosa, pero yo no entendí ni papa.
My grandfather's parrot spends all day jabbering and looking at himself in his little mirror.El loro de mi abuelo se la pasa parloteando y viéndose en su espejito.
b. farfullar
My neighbors are always jabbering in the hall.Mis vecinos siempre están farfullando en el pasillo.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
a. farfullar
The teacher jabbered the instructions to us and left the room before we could ask him to repeat them.El profesor nos farfulló las instrucciones y salió del aula antes de que pudiéramos pedir que nos las repitiera.
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
3. (chatter)
a. el parloteo (M) (colloquial)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
The constant jabber between the nurses kept me from sleeping when I was at the hospital.El parloteo constante entre las enfermeras no me dejó dormir cuando estaba en el hospital.
b. el chapurreo (M) (colloquial)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
I've had enough of your jabber. Just be quiet!Ya basta del chapurreo. ¡Cállense de una buena vez!
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