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to ramble
Colloquial and often derogatory for talking at length in an empty or stupid way; to chatter without getting to the point.
Hör auf zu labern und hilf mir lieber bei der Arbeit!
Stop rambling and help me with the work instead!
'Labern' (to ramble) is a colloquial word and has a clearly negative or derogatory meaning. It expresses that you consider someone's talk unimportant, boring, or stupid. Use it only in informal situations.
Er hat die ganze Zeit nur über das Wetter gelabert.
He just rambled on about the weather the whole time.
A very common fixed phrase is 'jemanden volllabern' (to talk someone's ear off). It means to talk at someone nonstop, often about unimportant things, so that it bothers the other person.
Laber mich nicht voll, ich muss mich konzentrieren!
Don't talk my ear off, I need to concentrate!
You can simply use 'labern' (to ramble) on its own, without an object, or you can use the preposition 'über' (about) plus the accusative to say what someone is talking about. Both are very common.
Die beiden saßen auf der Bank und haben einfach nur gelabert.
The two of them sat on the bench and just rambled.
to chat / talk nonsense
Both verbs are colloquial and can refer to talking at length. „Quatschen“ can simply mean talking in a relaxed way, whereas „labern“ usually points more strongly to empty, stupid, or annoying chatter. Choose „quatschen“ for relaxed conversation and „labern“ when expressing clear criticism.
In der Pause laberte er wieder ohne Punkt und Komma über belanglose Dinge.
During the break, he rambled on again about trivial things without ever getting to the point.
In der Pause quatschten wir entspannt über den neuen Film.
During the break, we chatted casually about the new film.
