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The Universal Dictionary- It is intended for a full-text search and it significantly expands the possibilities of working with lexical items from the Russian glossary of LingvoUniversal. Contains usage examples, synonyms, and antonyms.
- It is intended for a full-text search and it significantly expands the possibilities of working with lexical items from the Russian glossary of LingvoUniversal. Contains usage examples, synonyms, and antonyms.
prate
сущ.
болтовня, пустословие, трёп
гл.
( prate about) болтать, трепаться, нести чепуху; разбалтывать (секрет)
диал. подавать голос, гавкать, лаять (о собаках); кудахтать (о курицах)
диал. ругать, бранить, отчитывать, читать нотации
Examples from texts
"It's easy for you to prate," he smiled again, this time almost with hatred.-- Болтать-то вам легко, -- усмехнулся он еще, но уже почти ненавистно.Dostoevsky, Fyodor / The brothers KaramazovДостоевский, Фёдор / Братья КарамазовыБратья КарамазовыДостоевский, Фёдор© Издательство "Художественная литература", 1988The brothers KaramazovDostoevsky, Fyodor
"Peleg! Peleg!" said Bildad, lifting his eyes and hands, "thou thyself, as I myself, hast seen many a perilous time; thou knowest, Peleg, what it is to have the fear of death; how, then, can'st thou prate in this ungodly guise.— Фалек, Фалек, — проговорил Вилдад, возводя очи и руки к небесам. — Ведь и ты сам, как и я, изведал немало опасностей.Ведь ты знаешь, Фалек, что означает страх смерти.Как же можешь ты прибегать к столь нечестивому пустословию?Melville, Herman / Moby Dick Or The WhaleМелвилл, Герман / Моби Дик, или Белый КитМоби Дик, или Белый КитМелвилл, Герман© Издательство «Художественная литература», 1981Moby Dick Or The WhaleMelville, Herman© Northwestern University Press and The Newberry Library, 1988
- Oh, silly, how I prate, and can't get away from this MD in a morning!— Ох, сколько же я здесь, глупец, наболтал и все потому, что никак не могу нынче утром расстаться с этими МД .Swift, Jonathan / Journal to StellaСвифт, Джонатан / Письма к СтеллеПисьма к СтеллеСвифт, Джонатан© Издательство "Наука", 1981Journal to StellaSwift, Jonathan© BiblioLife, LLC
"You prate of holy things, to which your hog's mind can never rise.- Что ты толкуешь о святых предметах, до которых твои свинячьи мозги и дорасти-то не могут.Conan Doyle, Arthur / White CompanyКонан Дойль, Артур / Белый отрядБелый отрядКонан Дойль, Артур© Издательство "Правда", 1966White CompanyConan Doyle, Arthur© 2006 BiblioBazaar
I sometimes don't see you and don't even hear your voice as I did last time, but I always guess what you are prating, for it's I, I myself speaking, not you.Я тебя иногда не вижу и голоса твоего даже не слышу, как в прошлый раз, но всегда угадываю то, что ты мелешь, потому что это я, я сам говорю, а не ты!Dostoevsky, Fyodor / The brothers KaramazovДостоевский, Фёдор / Братья КарамазовыБратья КарамазовыДостоевский, Фёдор© Издательство "Художественная литература", 1988The brothers KaramazovDostoevsky, Fyodor
User translations
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болтать
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Word forms
prate
verb
| Basic forms | |
|---|---|
| Past | prated |
| Imperative | prate |
| Present Participle (Participle I) | prating |
| Past Participle (Participle II) | prated |
| Present Indefinite, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I prate | we prate |
| you prate | you prate |
| he/she/it prates | they prate |
| Present Continuous, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I am prating | we are prating |
| you are prating | you are prating |
| he/she/it is prating | they are prating |
| Present Perfect, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I have prated | we have prated |
| you have prated | you have prated |
| he/she/it has prated | they have prated |
| Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I have been prating | we have been prating |
| you have been prating | you have been prating |
| he/she/it has been prating | they have been prating |
| Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I prated | we prated |
| you prated | you prated |
| he/she/it prated | they prated |
| Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I was prating | we were prating |
| you were prating | you were prating |
| he/she/it was prating | they were prating |
| Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I had prated | we had prated |
| you had prated | you had prated |
| he/she/it had prated | they had prated |
| Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I had been prating | we had been prating |
| you had been prating | you had been prating |
| he/she/it had been prating | they had been prating |
| Future Indefinite, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I shall/will prate | we shall/will prate |
| you will prate | you will prate |
| he/she/it will prate | they will prate |
| Future Continuous, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I shall/will be prating | we shall/will be prating |
| you will be prating | you will be prating |
| he/she/it will be prating | they will be prating |
| Future Perfect, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I shall/will have prated | we shall/will have prated |
| you will have prated | you will have prated |
| he/she/it will have prated | they will have prated |
| Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I shall/will have been prating | we shall/will have been prating |
| you will have been prating | you will have been prating |
| he/she/it will have been prating | they will have been prating |
| Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I should/would prate | we should/would prate |
| you would prate | you would prate |
| he/she/it would prate | they would prate |
| Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I should/would be prating | we should/would be prating |
| you would be prating | you would be prating |
| he/she/it would be prating | they would be prating |
| Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I should/would have prated | we should/would have prated |
| you would have prated | you would have prated |
| he/she/it would have prated | they would have prated |
| Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I should/would have been prating | we should/would have been prating |
| you would have been prating | you would have been prating |
| he/she/it would have been prating | they would have been prating |
| Present Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
|---|---|
| I am prated | we are prated |
| you are prated | you are prated |
| he/she/it is prated | they are prated |
| Present Continuous, Passive Voice | |
|---|---|
| I am being prated | we are being prated |
| you are being prated | you are being prated |
| he/she/it is being prated | they are being prated |
| Present Perfect, Passive Voice | |
|---|---|
| I have been prated | we have been prated |
| you have been prated | you have been prated |
| he/she/it has been prated | they have been prated |
| Past Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
|---|---|
| I was prated | we were prated |
| you were prated | you were prated |
| he/she/it was prated | they were prated |
| Past Continuous, Passive Voice | |
|---|---|
| I was being prated | we were being prated |
| you were being prated | you were being prated |
| he/she/it was being prated | they were being prated |
| Past Perfect, Passive Voice | |
|---|---|
| I had been prated | we had been prated |
| you had been prated | you had been prated |
| he/she/it had been prated | they had been prated |
| Future Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
|---|---|
| I shall/will be prated | we shall/will be prated |
| you will be prated | you will be prated |
| he/she/it will be prated | they will be prated |
| Future Perfect, Passive Voice | |
|---|---|
| I shall/will have been prated | we shall/will have been prated |
| you will have been prated | you will have been prated |
| he/she/it will have been prated | they will have been prated |
prate
noun
| Singular | Plural | |
| Common case | prate | prates |
| Possessive case | prate's | prates' |