Cypriot dictionary entry
Dırbalamak
To talk nonsense
🇬🇧 English
To talk nonsense
🇹🇷 Turkish
Asılsız şekilde atıp tutmak
🇬🇷 Greek
λέω αρλούμπες
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About the word "Dırbalamak"
The Cypriot word "Dırbalamak" translates to "To talk nonsense" in English, and to "Asılsız şekilde atıp tutmak" in Turkish (Kıbrıs Türkçesi). In Greek (Κυπριακά), it is rendered as "λέω αρλούμπες". This entry is part of the Cylingo Cypriot dictionary, a free linguistic resource preserving the dialects spoken across Cyprus.
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