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piffle

piffle

English

Noun

piffle ‎(uncountable)

Nonsense, foolish talk.
- 1998, The Economist, Walking: More than gadding about
  The wafflier the piffle, the more sharply Mr Nicholson wields his skewer.

Synonyms

See also Wikisaurus:nonsense

Translations

nonsense, foolish talk

Finnish: höpinä, höpötys (fi)
French: babil (fr), logorrhée (fr), diarrhée verbale (fr), déconnage, bafouillage (fr), jargon (fr), baragouin (fr)
German: Unsinn (de) m, Blödsinn (de) m, Quatsch (de) m
Italian: scemenze f, sciocchezze (it), stupidaggini (it)

Portuguese: conversa fútil f
Russian: чепуха́ (ru) f ‎(čepuxá), болтовня́ (ru) f ‎(boltovnjá), вздор (ru) m ‎(vzdor)
Spanish: parloteo (es), chapurreo (es), chamullo (es), cháchara, jerga (es), jerigonza
Welsh: malu awyr

Verb

piffle ‎(third-person singular simple present piffles, present participle piffling, simple past and past participle piffled)

To act or speak in a futile, ineffective, or nonsensical manner.
To waste, to fritter away.
(dated) To be squeamish or delicate.

Synonyms

(act or speak in a futile manner): trifle, twaddle

Translations

to act or speak in a futile, ineffective, or nonsensical manner

Finnish: hölmöillä, höperehtiä
French: babiller (fr), vaticiner (fr), déconner (fr), péter les plombs (fr), baragouiner (fr), jargonner (fr)
German: quatschen (de), plappern, quasseln (de), schwatzen (de)
Italian: cicalare, chiacchierare (it)

Polish: mówić bzdury, zachowywać się głupio
Russian: нести́ чушь ‎(nestí čušʹ), болта́ть вздор ‎(boltátʹ vzdor)
Spanish: parlotear (es), chamullar (es), chacharear (es), chapurrar (es), chapurrear (es), farfullar (es)

References

↑ “piffle” in Douglas Harper, Online Etymology Dictionary (2001).