schwadronieren

German

Etymology

From Schwadron (squadron) + -ieren.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃvadʁoˈniːʁən/
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  • Hyphenation: schwa‧dro‧nie‧ren

Verb

schwadronieren (weak, third-person singular present schwadroniert, past tense schwadronierte, past participle schwadroniert, auxiliary haben)

  1. to talk in a voluminous and excited manner; to rant or ramble
    • 1994, August Scholtis, Erzählungen, Dramen, Romane:
      Frau schwadroniert ganz schnell auf Polnisch etwas.
      The woman ranted something quickly in Polish.
    • 2006, Hermann Peter Piwitt, Jahre unter ihnen: Roman, Wallstein Verlag, →ISBN, page 15:
      Er schwadroniert. Er schwadroniert über alles. Politik, Historie, Theologie, Medizin.
      He ranted. He ranted about everything. Politics, history, theology, medicine.

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • wegschwadronieren

Descendants

  • Czech: švadronit

Further reading

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