Engelsk udsagnsord: confabulate | |||
| 1. | confabulate (om tilvejebringelse) unconsciously replace fact with fantasy in one's memory | ||
| Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s something | ||
| Mindre specifikke termer | cook up, fabricate, invent, make up, manufacture | ||
| Overordnet emneområde | psychiatry, psychological medicine, psychopathology | ||
| 2. | confabulate (om kommunikation) talk socially without exchanging too much information | ||
| Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | The men were sitting in the cafe and shooting the breeze. | ||
| Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | chaffer, chat, chatter, chew the fat, chit-chat, chitchat, claver, confab, gossip, jaw, natter, shoot the breeze, visit | ||
| Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s | ||
| Mindre specifikke termer | converse, discourse | ||
| Mere specifikke termer | jawbone, schmoose, schmooze, shmoose, shmooze | ||
| 3. | confabulate (om kommunikation) have a conference in order to talk something over | ||
| Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | We conferred about a plan of action. | ||
| Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | confab, confer, consult | ||
| Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s | ||
| Mindre specifikke termer | discuss, hash out, talk over | ||
| Mere specifikke termer | collogue | ||