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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesbavardage
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /ba.vaʁ.daʒ/
"Nous avons échangé un peu de bavardage avant le début de la réunion."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Casual conversation about trivial or unimportant matters; small talk.
"The meeting began with a few minutes of friendly chitchat before getting down to business."
- 1
To engage in casual, informal, or idle talk.
"They spent the entire afternoon sitting on the porch and chitchatting about local gossip."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived by reduplication and expressive alteration of the Middle English word 'chat', which originated as an abbreviation of 'chatter' in the 16th century. The reduplicative form emphasizes light, rapid, and inconsequential talk, mirroring natural vocal rhythms.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Chitchat" is said worldwide
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bavardage
Transliteration: /ba.vaʁ.daʒ/
"Nous avons échangé un peu de bavardage avant le début de la réunion."
Plauderei
Transliteration: /ˈplaʊdəʁaɪ/
"Nach einer kurzen Plauderei gingen sie wieder an die Arbeit."
chiacchiera
Transliteration: /ˈkjak.kje.ra/
"Abbiamo fatto quattro chiacchiere prima di entrare in ufficio."
cháchara
Transliteration: /ˈtʃa.tʃa.ɾa/
"Estuvieron un rato de cháchara en la entrada."
conversinha
Transliteration: /kõ.veʁˈsi.ɲɐ/
"Eles perderam tempo com conversinha fiada."
गपशप
Transliteration: gapshap
"मीटिंग से पहले थोड़ी गपशप हुई।"
闲聊
Transliteration: xiánliáo
"我们在茶水间进行了一些轻松的闲聊。"
잡담
Transliteration: japdam
"우리는 회의 전에 가벼운 잡담을 나누었다."
世間話
Transliteration: sekenbanashi
"彼女たちはコーヒーを飲みながら世間話をした。"
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