babble
gb/bˈæbəl/ us/bˈæbəl/
B2
Angličtina
hadar, hablatyol, zsivaj, hablaty, elkotyog, kifecseg, csobog, csobogás, gügyög
SLOVESO
B2
1
Vzorec užití:
[someone] babbles (about [something])
As soon as she saw the puppy, she started babbling with excitement.
Amint meglátta a kiskutyát, izgalmában hadarni kezdett.
He was so tired he began to babble and lose his train of thought.
Annyira fáradt volt, hogy hadarni kezdett, és elvesztette a gondolat fonalát.
Stop babbling and tell me what actually happened.
Učební příklady
I was nervous and I started to babble.
Ideges voltam, és elkezdtem hadarni.
Please don’t babble—speak slowly.
Kérlek, ne hadarj — beszélj lassan.
Častá chyba:
Do not confuse babble with bubble (make bubbles).
Význam
talk fast in a silly way
Kolokace
babble on
|babble away
|babble incoherently
|babble nervously
|babble excitedly
|babble nonsense
|babble about nothing
|babble to yourself
|babble a reply
|babble for hours
Synonyma
chatter (more neutral and often friendly; less confused than babble)
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ramble (long and not well organized, but not necessarily fast)
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prattle (suggests childish or trivial talk)
Antonyma
be silent (not speak at all)
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speak clearly (communicate in an organized, understandable way)
Témata
communication
|emotions
|daily_life
Definice
to talk too much and too fast, in a confused way
To talk rapidly and continuously in a way that is confused, silly, or hard to understand, often because of excitement, nervousness, or tiredness.
PODSTATNÉ JMÉNO
B2
2
Vzorec užití:
a babble (of [voices])
In the café there was a constant babble of voices.
A kávézóban állandó zsivaj volt a sok beszédtől.
His explanation was just babble to me.
A magyarázata számomra csak hablaty volt.
The meeting dissolved into babble and side conversations.
Učební příklady
I couldn’t hear over the babble in the room.
Nem hallottam a szobában lévő zsivajtól.
Častá chyba:
Babble is usually uncountable; when countable it often appears in patterns like 'a babble of voices'.
Význam
confused, continuous talk
Kolokace
a babble of voices
|background babble
|constant babble
|in a babble
|the babble of conversation
|turn into babble
Synonyma
nonsense (focuses on lack of meaning, not necessarily fast speech)
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chatter (can be pleasant; babble is more negative/unclear)
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jabber (often louder or more frantic; can sound more harsh)
Antonyma
silence (absence of sound or speech)
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clarity (speech that is understandable and organized)
Témata
communication
|daily_life
Definice
a lot of fast, unclear talking
Speech that is rapid, continuous, and difficult to understand, often seen as foolish or meaningless.
SLOVESO
C1
3
Vzorec užití:
[someone] babbles (about [something]) / babble [something] to [someone]
He babbled the plan to a coworker after a few drinks.
Pár ital után elkotyogta a tervet egy munkatársának.
She promised she wouldn’t babble, but she told her sister everything.
Megígérte, hogy nem kotyogja el, de a húgának mindent elmondott.
Under questioning, he began to babble details he should have kept to himself.
Učební příklady
Don’t babble the surprise to anyone.
Ne kotyogd el a meglepetést senkinek.
I babbled the secret by mistake.
Véletlenül elkotyogtam a titkot.
Častá chyba:
This sense is about revealing information, not just speaking unclearly; it often implies regret or carelessness.
Význam
reveal secrets by talking too much
Kolokace
babble the truth
|babble a secret
|babble details
|babble to the press
|babble to the police
|babble under pressure
Synonyma
spill (informal; often used with 'the beans')
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blurt (emphasizes suddenness; babble emphasizes uncontrolled talking)
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let slip (often small, accidental disclosure)
Antonyma
keep quiet (avoid speaking or revealing information)
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conceal (deliberately keep something secret)
Témata
communication
|relationships
|crime_law
Definice
to accidentally tell a secret because you talk too much
To reveal private information unintentionally or carelessly, especially by talking too much.
SLOVESO
C1
LITERARY
4
csobog
B1
Vzorec užití:
[water/stream/fountain] babbles
A small stream babbled over the rocks behind the house.
Egy kis patak csobogott a kövek között a ház mögött.
Water babbled softly in the garden fountain.
A kerti szökőkútban halkan csobogott a víz.
They sat near the creek and listened as it babbled past.
Učební příklady
The brook babbled quietly.
A patak halkan csobogott.
Častá chyba:
This is about sound; it does not mean the water is forming bubbles.
Význam
make a gentle running-water sound
Kolokace
a stream babbles
|a brook babbles
|water babbles
|babble along
|babble over stones
|babble in the background
Synonyma
gurgle (more irregular, throat-like sound)
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murmur (softer and less bubbly)
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ripple (focuses more on movement than sound)
Antonyma
fall silent (stop making noise)
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roar (make a very loud water sound)
Témata
nature
|sound
Definice
to make a soft sound like moving water
To make a soft, continuous, bubbling or murmuring sound, especially like a small stream or fountain.
PODSTATNÉ JMÉNO
C1
LITERARY
5
csobogás
B1
Vzorec užití:
the babble of [a stream/water]
The babble of the brook helped her fall asleep.
A patak csobogása segített neki elaludni.
They could hear the babble of water somewhere in the dark.
Hallották a víz csobogását valahol a sötétben.
Morning birdsong mixed with the babble from the stream.
Učební příklady
I like the babble of the river.
Szeretem a folyó csobogását.
Častá chyba:
Often used with 'of': 'the babble of the brook'.
Význam
soft sound of running water
Kolokace
the babble of a brook
|the babble of a stream
|the gentle babble
|the soothing babble
|listen to the babble
Synonyma
murmur (general soft sound; babble is specifically bubbly/stream-like)
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gurgle (more uneven, sometimes louder sound)
Antonyma
silence (no sound)
|
din (loud, unpleasant noise)
Témata
nature
|sound
Definice
the gentle sound of moving water
A soft, continuous bubbling or murmuring sound, especially the sound made by a small stream of flowing water.
SLOVESO
B2
6
gügyög
B1
Vzorec užití:
[baby/child] babbles
The baby babbled happily in her high chair.
A kisbaba vidáman gügyögött az etetőszékében.
He started babbling at around six months.
Körülbelül hat hónapos korában kezdett gügyögni.
She babbled sounds that almost resembled words.
Učební příklady
My baby babbles a lot.
A kisbabám sokat gügyög.
Častá chyba:
Babble for babies is normal and positive; for adults it is often negative (confused talk).
Význam
make baby-like speech sounds
Kolokace
babble happily
|babble to you
|babble in the crib
|start babbling
|babble sounds
|baby babbles
Synonyma
coo (softer baby sounds; not necessarily speech-like)
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gurgle (often refers to throat sounds in babies)
Antonyma
be quiet (make no sound)
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speak (use real words clearly)
Témata
family
|health
|language_learning
Definice
when a baby makes early talking sounds
To produce repeated, meaningless speech-like sounds, especially as a baby learning to speak.
Gramatika
Slovníkový tvar
babble
IPA
GB/bˈæbəl/
US/bˈæbəl/
Slabiky a přízvuk
babble (1 slabika)
Stress on 1st syllable (babble)
Tvary slova
Noun
- Base: babble
- Plural: babble
Verb
- Base: babble
- 3rd Person Singular: babbles
- Present Participle: babbling
- Past: babbled
Příbuzná slova
Forms
babbles
verb
babbling
verb
babbled
verb
Advanced or less common
babbler
noun
Výrazy
babble away
1/bˈæbəl əwˈeɪ/
phrasal verb
talk continuously, often cheerfully
to keep talking for a long time
Příklady
- She babbled away about her trip while we cooked dinner.
- The kids babbled away in the back seat.
- He sat beside her, babbling away to fill the silence.
Učební příklady
- The children babbled away in the car.
babble on
1/bˈæbəl ˈɔn/
phrasal verb
keep talking for too long
to continue talking too much
Příklady
- He babbled on about his new diet for the entire train ride.
- I stopped listening when she started babbling on.
- The presenter babbled on instead of answering the question.
Učební příklady
- He babbled on about his problems.
babble out
1/bˈæbəl ˈaʊt/
phrasal verb
blurt out a secret
to say a secret by mistake
Příklady
- Under pressure, he babbled out the password.
- She babbled out the surprise before we could stop her.
- He panicked and babbled out a name he shouldn’t have mentioned.
Učební příklady
- He babbled out the secret.
babbling brook
1/bˈæbəlɪŋ bɹˈʊk/
fixed phrase
literary
a gently noisy small stream
a small stream with a soft sound
Příklady
- Their cabin sat beside a babbling brook.
- We followed the trail along a babbling brook through the woods.
- She wrote with the sound of a babbling brook outside her window.
Učební příklady
- There is a babbling brook near our house.