(dummes) Zeug reden

to talk nonsense

Türkçe: saçma sapan konuşmak

Noun

Zeug n.

Verb

reden

Topic

Alltag und Redewendungen

In a sentence

Mein Onkel redet oft dummes Zeug, wenn er müde ist.

How it is used

Means 'to talk nonsense' or 'babble.' Colloquial register. Use when a friend rambles about conspiracy theories at a party. Nuance: 'dummes Zeug' is harsher; 'Quatsch reden' is milder.

Other verbs that go with Zeug

This is the choice the collocation turns on.

• sich ins Zeug legento make a great effort

All collocations with Zeug

Other collocations built on reden

• Blödsinn redento talk nonsense
• nach dem Mund redento say what someone wants to hear