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Meaning of botar a lingua a pacer | Babel Free

Verb CEFR C2

Definitions

to ramble; to rant; to talk nonsense; to talk too much

idiomatic, sarcastic

Examples

“Ôu mèu Crego? Seica qués, que eu vote a lengoa â pastàr? Catao ben, e despois non che pese, ò que ágora fás.”

Oh, my clergyman? Perchance you want that I let my tongue free range? Watch it carefully, or either don't you later regret what you do now

“O xefe sabía de sobra que eu non poñía o máis mínimo interese cando el botaba a lingua a pacer. Con todo, polos motivos que fose, causáballe gozo arrincarme dos meus soños e encherme ata rebentar de datas e feitos históricos.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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