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10 Language-to-English DictionariesPlauderei
Pronunciation / Transliteration: plau-de-rai
"Wir hatten ein nettes Gespräch."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
An informal conversation or discussion.
"We had a nice long chat over a cup of coffee."
- 1
To talk in a friendly, informal way.
"The neighbors stood by the fence to chat about the weather."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived as an abbreviation of chatter in the 16th century, representing an imitative or echoic formation of talk. Over time, it evolved from meaning idle gossip to encompass friendly conversation and, in contemporary computing, real-time online communication.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Chat" is said worldwide
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discussion
Transliteration: dis-kyu-syon
"Nous avons eu une petite discussion."
Plauderei
Transliteration: plau-de-rai
"Wir hatten ein nettes Gespräch."
chiacchierata
Transliteration: kiak-kje-ra-ta
"Abbiamo fatto una bella chiacchierata."
charla
Transliteration: char-la
"Tuvimos una charla muy agradable."
conversa
Transliteration: kon-ver-sa
"Nós tivemos uma boa conversa."
बातचीत
Transliteration: baat-cheet
"हमने थोड़ी देर बातचीत की।"
聊天
Transliteration: liáo tiān
"我们坐在一起聊天。"
잡담
Transliteration: jap-dam
"우리는 가볍게 이야기를 나눴다."
おしゃべり
Transliteration: o-sha-be-ri
"私たちはコーヒーを飲みながらおしゃべりした。"
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