chit-chat
chit-chat · chit-chats
плітка, поговір, сплітка
болтовня
Plaudern, Smalltalk, belanglose Unterhaltung
Light conversation; casual talk, usually about trivial mattersLight conversation; casual talk, usually about trivial matters.
Meaning
2 senses(countable, uncountable)Light conversation; casual talk, usually about trivial matters.
light informal conversation for social occasions
(countable, uncountable)Gossip.
болтовня́boltovnjá
Translations
5 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
gossip:
Origin
Reduplication of chat. Compare tittle-tattle, flim-flam, pitter-patter, etc.Reduplication of chat. Compare tittle-tattle, flim-flam, pitter-patter, etc.
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Forms
plural: chit-chatsSynonyms
14 synonymsoverlapping both senses:chinwag
Close in meaning
- light informal conversation for social occasions:chitchatchit chatsmall talkgabgabfestgossiptittle-tattlechin wag
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedchitchat
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable