palter

English - Turkish

Definition of palter in English Turkish dictionary: aldat; oyun etmek; ihmal etmek; hafife almak; ciddiyetsiz davranmak; {f} aldatmak; {f} ciddiye almamak; küçümsemek; {f} savsaklamak; kapris yapmak
palter with: gereken önemi vermemek

English - English

Definition of palter in English English dictionary: To talk insincerely; to prevaricate or equivocate in speech or actions
I would prevaricate and palter in my usual plausible way, but, this being Cambridge, such stratagems would cut no ice with my remorseless and (in my imagination) gleefully malicious interrogator, who would stare at me with gimlet eyes and say in a harsh voice that crackled with mocking laughter: ‘Excuse me, but do you even know who Lermontov is?’.; To trifle
Don't palter with the second rate.; {v} to shift, dodge, trifle, spend, squander; be deliberately ambiguous or unclear in order to mislead or withhold information; To act in insincere or deceitful manner; to play false; to equivocate; to shift; to dodge; to trifle; To babble; to chatter; {f} cheat, defraud, swindle; treat disrespectfully, treat in a derisive manner; To trifle with; to waste; to squander in paltry ways or on worthless things; To haggle; To talk insincerely
palterer: someone who palters
palterer: One who palters