spiel

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Borrowed from German Spiel (“game, performance”) or Yiddish שפּיל (shpil), both from Middle High German spil, from Old High German spil, from Proto-West Germanic *spil. Cognate with Old English spilian (“to revel, play”). See speel.

From the Scots spiel (“game, play; curling match”) from Middle Dutch or Middle Low German spel.

20 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Danish: svada — A lengthy and extravagant speech or argument usually intended to persuade
• Dutch: breedsprakerig verhaal — A lengthy and extravagant speech or argument usually intended to persuade
• Dutch: donderpreek — A lengthy and extravagant speech or argument usually intended to persuade
• Finnish: hehkutus — A lengthy and extravagant speech or argument usually intended to persuade
• French: boniment — A lengthy and extravagant speech or argument usually intended to persuade
• German: langes Gerede — A lengthy and extravagant speech or argument usually intended to persuade
• German: Schwafelei — A lengthy and extravagant speech or argument usually intended to persuade
• German: Geschwafel — A lengthy and extravagant speech or argument usually intended to persuade
• Italian: tiritera — A lengthy and extravagant speech or argument usually intended to persuade
• Italian: sproloquio — A lengthy and extravagant speech or argument usually intended to persuade
• Polish: gadka — A lengthy and extravagant speech or argument usually intended to persuade
• Portuguese: conversa fiada — A lengthy and extravagant speech or argument usually intended to persuade
• Romanian: perorație — A lengthy and extravagant speech or argument usually intended to persuade
• Russian: красноречивая история — A lengthy and extravagant speech or argument usually intended to persuade
• Russian: призывная речь — A lengthy and extravagant speech or argument usually intended to persuade
• Spanish: perorata — A lengthy and extravagant speech or argument usually intended to persuade
• Spanish: parrafada — A lengthy and extravagant speech or argument usually intended to persuade
• Spanish: monserga — A lengthy and extravagant speech or argument usually intended to persuade
• Spanish: monsergas — A lengthy and extravagant speech or argument usually intended to persuade
• Swedish: svada — A lengthy and extravagant speech or argument usually intended to persuade