Meaning
to blather, to ramble
- to talk foolishly, incoherently, or at great length without saying anything useful
In a sentence
Smettila di blaterare e ascolta quello che ti dico!
Stop blathering and listen to what I'm telling you!
Ha continuato a blaterare per ore senza spiegare il problema reale.
He went on rambling for hours without explaining the real issue.
Non prestargli attenzione: sta solo blaterando come al solito.
Don't pay attention to him: he's just babbling as usual.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| blaterare | infinitive |
| blatero | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| blateri | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| blatera | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| blateriamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| blaterate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| blaterano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| blateravo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| blateravi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| blaterava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| blateravamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| blateravate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| blateravano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| blaterai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| blaterasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| blaterò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| blaterammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| blateraste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| blaterarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| blatererò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| blatererai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| blatererà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| blatereremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| blatererete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| blatereranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| blateri | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| blateri | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| blateri | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
Usage notes
- Informal: derogatory tone implying the speaker is talking nonsense.
- Takes auxiliary 'avere'. Regular -are verb.