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February 24, 2010, 05:08 PM
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Paja
Cuando habla/escribe mete mucha paja (= mucha basura, no es importante, da muchas vueltas a un tema y no dice nada) In English?
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February 24, 2010, 05:24 PM
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yakety yak
gobbeldygook mumbojumbo / mumbo jumbo gibberish (but usually applied to something unintelligible) talking for talking's sake talking just to hear one's (own) voice
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February 24, 2010, 05:25 PM
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puede ser : to pad out? en el sentido de meter mucha paja en una redacción pare rellenar folios.
Talvez los nativos ingleses puedan confirmarlo
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February 24, 2010, 05:37 PM
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Thanks Rusty is that for writing too or only verbal?
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February 24, 2010, 05:44 PM
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Both written and verbal speech can be filled with gobbeldygook.
Padding (out) (or waffling) also works. We also say that someone's words were all/mostly fluff.
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February 25, 2010, 08:20 AM
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The one I use most is waffle in this context.
Most of what he said/wrote was sheer waffle.
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