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palaver in Finnish

palaver in Finnish is jäkätys, kälätys, pulina — palaver means a meeting of a village council.

palaver in Finnish

jäkätys
noun
(North America, archaic, _, in Britain) Talk, especially unnecessary talk; chatter. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]
kälätys
noun
(North America, archaic, _, in Britain) Talk, especially unnecessary talk; chatter. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]
pulina
noun
(North America, archaic, _, in Britain) Talk, especially unnecessary talk; chatter. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]
turpakäräjät
noun
(North America, archaic, _, in Britain) Talk, especially unnecessary talk; chatter. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]
ruljanssi
noun
(British) Mentally draining activity, either physical or fuss.
sählinki
noun
(British) Mentally draining activity, either physical or fuss.
sähläys
noun
(British) Mentally draining activity, either physical or fuss.
palaveri
noun
A meeting at which there is much talk; a debate; a moot.
erimielisyys
noun
(informal) Disagreement.
eripura
noun
(informal) Disagreement.
sumutus
noun
Talk intended to deceive. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]

What does "palaver" mean?

  1. noun A meeting of a village council.
  2. noun Talk that isn't really needed; chatter.
    "Some of the palavers could take half a day."
  3. noun An activity, or a lot of fuss, that leaves you feeling worn out.
    "Not for the first time, he reflected that it was not so much the speeches that strained the nerves as the palaver that went with them."
  4. noun A meeting where people talk a great deal; a discussion or debate.
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palaver in a sentence

  • Some of the palavers could take half a day.
  • Not for the first time, he reflected that it was not so much the speeches that strained the nerves as the palaver that went with them.
  • We fill up the bathtub for a proper bath maybe once a month because it is such a palaver. We have a 150 litre pot and a 60 litre pot that we have to fill up and boil on the wood stove which takes hours.

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What is "palaver" in Finnish?
"palaver" in Finnish is jäkätys, kälätys, pulina. palaver means: A meeting of a village council.
Are there other ways to say "palaver" in Finnish?
Yes — Finnish has 11 translations listed for "palaver": jäkätys, kälätys, pulina, turpakäräjät, ruljanssi, sählinki.
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