pontificate

Without rebuttal, it's not debate, it's just pontificating.
Sans réfutation, on ne débat pas, on ne fait que pontifier.
What are we Europeans doing, apart from pontificating as we did at Monterrey?
Mais que font les Européens, sinon discourir comme à Monterrey ?
I suspect that the governor was not impressed by a young man who had dropped out of college pontificating about politics.
Je suspecte que le gouverneur n'ait pas été impressionné par un jeune homme qui s'était laissé tomber hors de l'université pontifiant au sujet de la politique.
Teachers are always pontificating about the dangers of social media.
Les professeurs sont toujours en train de pontifier sur les dangers des réseaux sociaux.
I hate it when Fermin starts pontificating in his unattractive high-pitched voice.
Je déteste quand Fermin se met à pontifier avec sa voix nasillarde, si peu attirante.
Please don't do that whole philosophical, pontificating thing.
Arrête de jouer au philosophe.
Allow me to mention another plain truism, and now I am addressing in particular those who have been pontificating on militarisation in the House for some time.
Permettez-moi de mentionner un autre parfait truisme et je m’adresse à présent en particulier à ceux qui, au sein de cette Assemblée, pontifient sur la militarisation depuis un certain temps.
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