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English > Greek (Woodhouse)

verb intransitive

talk nonsense: P. and V. ληρεῖν, Ar. and P. φλυαρεῖν.

chatter: P. and V. λαλεῖν, θρυλεῖν, V. πολυστομεῖν, Ar. φληναφᾶν, στωμύλλεσθαι; see chatter.

make a noise: of inanimate things, P. and V. ψοφεῖν.

substantive

nonsense: Ar. and P. λῆρος, ὁ, φλαυρία, ἡ, P. ληρήματα, τά.

chatter: Ar. and P. λαλία, ἡ, ἀδολεσχία, ἡ, V. λαλήματα, τά, P. πολυλογία, ἡ; see chatter.

noise: P. and V. ψόφος, ὁ.

meaningless talk: P. and V. ψόφος, ὁ.