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labern
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German
Etymology
An originally Central and Low German verb, from Middle Low German labbern (“to drink like a dog; to slurp”). Related to laff (“slack”, here of the tongue).
Pronunciation
Verb
labern (weak, third-person singular present labert, past tense laberte, past participle gelabert, auxiliary haben)
- (obsolete, except possibly regionally) to slurp; to drink noisily
- (informal) to talk or speak unnecessarily lengthily; to talk idly; to engage in unsubstantiated talk; to babble
- Synonyms: schwatzen, schwätzen, schwafeln, herumeiern
- Als guter Politiker hat unser Bürgermeister auf der Bühne so lange gelabert, dass die Verspätung des Orchesters gar nicht auffiel.
- Being a good politician, our mayor extended his speech on stage so much that the delayed appearance of the orchestra went unnoticed.
- Wenn der Peter mal gute Laune hat, hört er den ganzen Abend nicht auf zu labern.
- When Peter is in a good mood for once, he won’t stop babbling for the rest of the night.
- (colloquial) to chat; to talk among each other (usually about light topics); the verb retains a certain nuance, but becomes rather neutral
Conjugation
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Derived terms
- Laberei
- Labern
- Herumlabern
- Gelaber
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Tagalog
Alternative forms
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈlabeɾn/ [ˈlaː.bəɹn̪]
- Rhymes: -abeɾn
- Syllabification: la‧bern
Interjection
labern (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜊᜒᜇ᜔ᜈ᜔) (gay slang)
- alternative form of laban
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