What does papo-furado in Portuguese mean?

What is the meaning of the word papo-furado in Portuguese? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use papo-furado in Portuguese.

The word papo-furado in Portuguese means chitchat, blarney; unreliable person, papo-furado, tagarelice, mentira, papo furado. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word papo-furado

chitchat, blarney; unreliable person

papo-furado

noun (empty or insincere talk) (BRA)

(substantivo masculino: Substantivo exclusivamente masculino. Ex. "ator", "menino", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "carrinho de mão", "guarda-chuva", etc.)
The speech was filled with cant and didn't inspire anyone.

tagarelice

noun (uncountable (gossip, meaningless chatter)

(substantivo feminino: Substantivo exclusivamente feminino. Ex. "atriz", "menina", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "batata frita", "garrafa d'água", etc.)

mentira

noun (uncountable, figurative, vulgar, slang (lies, nonsense)

(substantivo feminino: Substantivo exclusivamente feminino. Ex. "atriz", "menina", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "batata frita", "garrafa d'água", etc.)
As histórias de John sobre o passado dele são mentira.
John's stories about his past are bulls***.

papo furado

noun (UK, vulgar, slang (nonsense)

(substantivo masculino: Substantivo exclusivamente masculino. Ex. "ator", "menino", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "carrinho de mão", "guarda-chuva", etc.)
Rob diz que tem um diploma de física, mas acho que é papo furado.
Rob says he's got a physics degree, but I reckon that's complete toss.

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