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⇒ confabulation (разг.); confabulate (разг.) |
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ложь; совещание; болтовня; тары-бары |
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встреча (a meeting or conference of the members of a profession or group: The annual movie confab in Cannes; the annual confab of English teachers; Confirming information gathered by veteran journalist Jim Tucker's source, it appears almost certain that the secretive Bilderberg group will conduct its annual confab at the luxury Grove Hotel just outside Watford, UK from June 6 to June 9 Taras); собрание (Taras); переговоры (Taras) |
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неформальная беседа (A "confab" or a "conflab" are both short for confabulation.
Confab is an original abbreviation, while conflab is a later variation, which has become the more popular in recent years.
Both words are buzzwords from the 60's-80's. Sometimes it can still be heard on British TV.
: Today, my boss and I had a confab over the wording of the new policy procedures. • Come with me, if you want to conflab.  wiktionary.org, stackexchange.com KateRivosh); неструктурированный диалог (A "confab" or a "conflab" are both short for confabulation.
Confab is an original abbreviation, while conflab is a later variation, which has become the more popular in recent years.
Both words are buzzwords from the 60's-80's. Sometimes it can still be heard on British TV.
: Today, my boss and I had a confab over the wording of the new policy procedures. • Come with me, if you want to conflab. wiktionary.org, stackexchange.com KateRivosh) |
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дружески беседовать; дружески побеседовать; поболтать; посовещаться |
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дружеская беседа (confabulation) |
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разговаривать; беседовать; болтать; болтать (сокр. от confabulate) |
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разговор; беседа; конференция |
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confabulate; confabulation |
