empty talk

ˈɛmpti tɔk
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Translation of empty talk from English into German

Noun

1.

insincere speech

speech with no real meaning or value
leeres Gerede nleere Worte
  • The politician's promises were just empty talk.Die Versprechen des Politikers waren nur leeres Gerede.
2.

meaningless conversation

conversation that lacks substance or purpose
leeres Gerede nleere Worte
  • Their meeting was filled with empty talk.Ihr Treffen war voller leerer Worte.
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Synonyms and analogies of empty talk in English

Examples of empty talk in a sentence

  • The debate was filled with empty talk and no solutions.
  • Politicians often engage in empty talk during debates.
  • The conference was criticized for being full of empty talk.

Translations of "empty talk" in Context ordered by category and frequency

Noun
dasleeres Geredenn.

He keeps making big plans, but it's always just empty talk.

Er schmiedet ständig große Pläne, doch es ist immer nur leeres Gerede.

She dismissed the manager's threats as empty talk and continued her work.

Sie tat die Drohungen des Managers als leeres Gerede ab und arbeitete weiter.

leere Worte

It's all empty talk.

Aber es sind leere Worte.

Otherwise it will remain empty talk.

Es sollten leere Worte bleiben.

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Other translations for empty talk:

  • leeres Geschwätz

empty talk: Examples and translations in context

His promises during the campaign were just empty talk, never meant to happen.

Seine Versprechen im Wahlkampf waren nur leeres Gerede, nie ernst gemeint.

The audience realized halfway through the speech it was mostly empty talk.

Dem Publikum wurde während der Rede klar, dass es größtenteils leeres Gerede war.

All his apologies were empty talk, because his behavior never actually changed.

All seine Entschuldigungen waren leeres Gerede, weil sich sein Verhalten nie änderte.

Without a clear budget, their ambitious project proposals are basically empty talk.

Ohne klares Budget sind ihre ehrgeizigen Projektvorschläge im Grunde leeres Gerede.

During the debate, much of the discussion turned into empty talk.

Während der Debatte verwandelten sich viele der Diskussionen in leeres Gerede.

What is needed is not more moderation and empty talk.

Wir brauchen nicht mehr Mäßigung und auch kein leeres Gerede.

The committee's promise to reduce fees turned out to be empty talk.

Das Versprechen des Ausschusses, die Gebühren zu senken, erwies sich als leeres Gerede.

This sounds very nice, but in fact is just empty talk.

Das klingt sehr nett, ist in Wirklichkeit aber leeres Gerede.

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