Английский Этимологический словарь - drivel
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Drivel
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~1 n something that is said or written that is silly or does not mean anything (Don't talk such drivel!) ~2 v drivelled, drivelling BrE drivel on/away to speak continuously without saying anything important - drivelling adj (a drivelling idiot) ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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If you describe something that is written or said as drivel, you are critical of it because you think it is very silly. What absolute drivel! = nonsense N-UNCOUNT c darkgreen]disapproval ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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I. intransitive verb (-eled or -elled; -eling or ~ling) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English dreflian; perhaps akin to Old Norse draf malt dregs Date: before 12th century 1. to let saliva dribble from the mouth ; slaver 2. to talk stupidly and carelessly • ~er noun II. noun Date: 14th century 1. archaic drool 1 2. nonsense ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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n. & v. --n. silly nonsense; twaddle. --v. (drivelled, drivelling; US driveled, driveling) 1 intr. run at the mouth or nose; dribble. 2 intr. talk childishly or idiotically. 3 tr. (foll. by away) fritter; squander away. Derivatives driveller n. (US driveler). Etymology: OE dreflian (v.) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. разг. глупая болтовня; околесица, бессмыслица; бред to talk drivel —- нести околесицу, пороть чушь 2. редк. слюни, слюна 3. разг. пороть чушь, нести околесицу, чепуху what is he drivelling about? —- что он там несет? 4. распускать слюни ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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1. noun бессмыслица, глупая болтовня; чушь, бред 2. v. 1) пороть чушь, нести чепуху (about/on) Whats the chairman drivelling about/on now? 2) распустить слюни ...Англо-русский словарь
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