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gasbag

/ˈɡæs.bæɡ/

Translations

gasbagnoun

gasbags

/ˈɡæs.bæɡ/

sac à gazSens littéral, rare.

The gasbag was inflated with helium.

Le sac à gaz était gonflé à l’hélium.

bavardPéjoratif, pour une personne qui parle trop.

Everyone at the meeting was tired of listening to the gasbag.

Tout le monde à la réunion était fatigué d’écouter ce bavard.

Synonyms

gasbagverb

gasbagged

Past Simple

gasbagged

Past Participle

gasbagging

Gerund

/ˈɡæs.bæɡ/

Informal verb meaning ‘to talk at length, esp. idly or pompously’

bavarderFamilier, pour parler longuement et sans intérêt.

They sat on the porch gasbagging about old times until midnight.

Ils sont restés sur le perron à bavarder sur le bon vieux temps jusqu’à minuit.

Synonyms

gasbagadjective

more gasbag

Comp.

most gasbag

Super.

Attributive use before a noun; treated as adjective

bavardSurtout au sens figuré, pour une personne ou un discours trop long et pompeux.

The senator’s gasbag speech bored everyone in the chamber.

Le discours bavard du sénateur a ennuyé tout le monde dans l’hémicycle.

Additional translations

gonfléRare, pour quelque chose rempli de gaz.

Synonyms

Definitions

gasbagnoun

A bag or bladder for holding gas.

The hot air balloon's gasbag was filled with heated air to lift it off the ground.

A person who talks too much, especially in a boastful or pompous manner.

Everyone at the meeting was tired of listening to the gasbag who dominated the conversation.

gasbagverb

To talk idly, aimlessly, or pompously and at great length; to gossip.

They sat on the porch gasbagging about old times until midnight.

gasbagadjective

Relating to or characteristic of someone who talks too much or of a container filled with gas (used attributively).

The senator’s gasbag speech bored everyone in the chamber.