waffle

waffle
I
1. 'wofl verb
(to talk on and on foolishly, pretending that one knows something which one does not: This lecturer will waffle on for hours.) parlotear, hablar sin decir nada

2. noun
(talk of this kind: His speech was pure waffle. He has no idea what he's talking about.)

II 'wofəl noun
(a flat cake baked in a special appliance that leaves a pattern of squares on it: Waffles are usually eaten with ice cream, syrup or jam.)

wafle, waffle m (altavoz) waffle 'waffle' also found in these entries: Spanish: paja - rellena - relleno - wafle English: waffle
waffle
tr['wɒfəl]
noun
1 SMALLBRITISH ENGLISH/SMALL familiar (writing) paja; (talk) palabrería
intransitive verb
1 SMALLBRITISH ENGLISH/SMALL familiar (write) meter mucha paja; (talk) hablar mucho sin decir nada, parlotear
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waffle
tr['wɒfəl]
noun
1 SMALLCOOKERY/SMALL gofre nombre masculino
waffle ['wɑfəl] n
1) : wafle m
2)
waffle iron : waflera f
waffle
n.
barquillo s.m.
barquillo plano s.m.
tortita s.f.

I 'wɑːfəl, 'wɒfəl
noun
1) c (Culin) wafle m (AmL), gofre m (Esp)
2) u (nonsense) (BrE pej) palabrería f, palabrerío m; (in essay, exam) paja f (fam)

II
intransitive verb (esp BrE) hablar sin decir nada, cantinflear (fam); (in essay, exam) meter paja (fam), payar (RPl)
['wɒfl]
1. N
1) (Culin) gofre m
2) * (=talk) palabrería f ; (in essay) paja f
2.
VI * (also: waffle on) enrollarse; (in essay) poner mucha paja

he waffles on endlessly about the state of the economy — se enrolla como una persiana cuando habla sobre el estado de la economía *

3.
CPD

waffle iron N — molde m para hacer gofres

* * *

I ['wɑːfəl, 'wɒfəl]
noun
1) c (Culin) wafle m (AmL), gofre m (Esp)
2) u (nonsense) (BrE pej) palabrería f, palabrerío m; (in essay, exam) paja f (fam)

II
intransitive verb (esp BrE) hablar sin decir nada, cantinflear (fam); (in essay, exam) meter paja (fam), payar (RPl)

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