herumreden

v/i (trennb., hat -ge-) umg.: um etw. herumreden talk (a)round s.th.; darum herumreden beat around (oder about) the bush, avoid the issue; Brei

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to quibble

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he|rụm|re|den

vi sep (inf)

(= belangloses Zeug reden) to talk or chat away

um etw herumreden (ausweichend) — to talk around sth

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he·rum|re·den

vi (fam)

1. (ausweichend reden)

▪ um etw akk \herumreden to talk round [or around] sth, to dodge the issue, to beat about [or around] the bush

2. (belangloses Zeug reden)

▪ [nur] \herumreden to waffle on pej

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intransitives Verb (ugs.)

um etwas herumreden — talk round something

red nicht lange um die Sache herum! — don't beat about the bush!

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herumreden v/i (trennb, hat -ge-) umg:

um etwas herumreden talk (a)round sth;

darum herumreden beat around (oder about) the bush, avoid the issue; → Brei

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intransitives Verb (ugs.)

um etwas herumreden — talk round something

red nicht lange um die Sache herum! — don't beat about the bush!

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v.

to quibble v.