Literal translation
he's a chatterbox
Meaning
he's an incessant talker
Explanation
This phrase describes a person who talks incessantly, often without saying much. The word itself does not appear as such in our attested dictionaries, but it clearly belongs to the family of the verb meaning to chatter, a verb widely present in Provençal vocabulary for anything related to abundant, light talk. The ending gives the word the feel of a nickname, the kind Provençal often coins to pin a character trait onto a familiar, almost affectionate name despite the implicit reproach. The expression is filed, in our sources, under the theme of the body, which suggests a link to the idea of a mouth or tongue that never stops, far more than to a purely abstract moral flaw. It is used in familiar speech to complain, with a touch of amused irritation, about someone, man or woman, who monopolizes the conversation and leaves no room for others. In English it corresponds to a 'chatterbox' or someone who never stops talking.