labern
/ˈlaːbɐn/ verb C1- to talk or speak unnecessarily lengthily; to talk idly; to engage in unsubstantiated talk; to babble · 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.
- to chat; to talk among each other (usually about light topics); the verb retains a certain nuance, but becomes rather neutral · Und? Was habt ihr gemacht? — Och, nur Kaffee getrunken und schön mal gelabert. So? What did you guys do? — Oh, we just drank coffee and had a nice chat.
Verb forms
- Infinitive
- labern
- Present (er)
- labert
- Präteritum (er)
- laberte
- Perfekt (er)
- hat gelabert
- Infinitive with zu
- zu labern
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