double talk

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double talk

1. Meaningless speech that consists of nonsense syllables mixed with intelligible words; gibberish.

2. Deliberately ambiguous or evasive language. Also called doublespeak.

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double talk

1. rapid speech with a mixture of nonsense syllables and real words; gibberish

2. empty, deceptive, or ambiguous talk, esp by politicians

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double talk - deliberately unintelligible gibberish

gibber, gibberish - unintelligible talking

double talk

noun

1. Unintelligible or foolish talk:

babble, blather, blatherskite, gabble, gibberish, jabber, jabberwocky, jargon, nonsense, prate, prattle, twaddle.

2. Unintelligible or nonsensical talk or language:

abracadabra, gibberish, gobbledygook, jabberwocky, mumbo jumbo.

Translations

colloquio conferenza doppiezza

double talk

[ˈdʌblˌtɔːk] n → discorsi mpl ambigui

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Presidential spokesman Harry Roque noted that while Duterte was committed to peace,"the communists have become spoilers of peace because of their penchant for double talk and treachery." "Their motives are not for attaining sustainable peace but rather to push for their greater control and influence," he said in a statement.

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However, we find it unfortunate that the communists have become spoilers of peace because of their penchant for double talk and treachery,' he said in a statement.

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'However, we find it unfortunate that the communists have become spoilers of peace, because of their penchant for double talk and treachery.

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Imran Khan is master of double talk as on one hand he says that corrupts should be in prison and on the other visits a corrupt to the core character Irfan Marwat.

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Adaptive Digital uses a proprietary fast converging adaptive filter and non-linear processor to deliver robust double talk performance even in harsh conditions.