prate

Senses and Example SentencesBetydning og bruk

1. snakke gemyttlig sammen;
   snakke om;
   passiareto chat, drøfte to talk together in a genial way;
   to talk about;
   to chatpassiare, to discuss
   • vi pratet om gamle dager we talked about the old days
   • prate politikk to talk politics
   • hva prater du om nå? what are you talking about now?
   • jeg har ikke pratet med banken ennå I haven't spoken to the bank yet
   as a suffix in words such as:som etterledd i ord som koseprateto have a cosy chat, småprateto make small talk
2. snakke uten særlig sammenheng med virkeligheten;
   tøve, vrøvle, skryte to say things with little connection to reality;
   to talk nonsense, to drivel, to boast
   • å, du prater! oh, you're talking rubbish!