jabber

[/ˈdʒæbər/]

verb/nounpl: jabbers (noun)

tagarelar, balbuciar

1. (verb) to speak rapidly and unintelligibly or at excessive length

Stop jabbering and listen to what I'm saying.

Pare de tagarelar e ouça o que estou dizendo.

2. (verb) to talk persistently or chatter

The children jabbered excitedly about the birthday party.

As crianças tagarelavam animadamente sobre a festa de aniversário.

3. (noun) rapid, incoherent talk or chatter

There was too much jabber in the meeting to get anything done.

Havia muito tagarelar na reunião para conseguir fazer algo.

4. (noun) incomprehensible speech or language

I couldn't understand the jabber coming from the next room.

Não conseguia entender o balbucio vindo do próximo cômodo.

NYC Slang

run one's mouth, yap, shoot the breeze

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Regional Variations

General Brazilian

tagarelar, palrar, mexericar

most common in casual speech

Rio de Janeiro

tagarelar, balbuciar

used colloquially with emphasis

São Paulo

tagarelar, palrar, ficar de papo

often used in business/formal contexts

Portugal

tagarelar, palrar, balbuciar

similar usage but with different phonetic emphasis

jabber on about something

jaw

talk someone's ear off

run off at the mouth

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