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chit-chat

Translations

chit-chatnoun

chit-chats

Commonly used as an uncountable noun meaning informal conversation; plural countable form also attested.

causerieConversation informelle et légère.

We enjoyed a bit of chit-chat before the meeting started.

Nous avons profité d’une petite causerie avant le début de la réunion.

bavardageParoles légères ou sans importance.

I don’t have time for office chit-chat right now.

Je n’ai pas le temps pour du bavardage de bureau en ce moment.

Additional translations

papotageFamilier.

chit-chatverb

chit-chatted

Past Simple

chit-chatted

Past Participle

chit-chatting

Gerund

Intransitive verb meaning ‘to engage in casual conversation’.

bavarderConversation légère et informelle.

We chit-chatted about our weekend plans.

Nous avons bavardé de nos projets pour le week-end.

Additional translations

papoterFamilier.

chit-chatadjective

Used attributively before nouns (e.g., ‘a chit-chat session’); not gradable.

informelSe dit d’une réunion ou d’un échange convivial et non formel.

The manager scheduled a chit-chat meeting with the team.

Le manager a prévu une réunion informelle avec l’équipe.

chit-chatnoun

Informal conversation about trivial matters; small talk.

We enjoyed a bit of chit-chat before the meeting started.

Idle gossip or talk that is not serious.

I don’t have time for office chit-chat right now.

chit-chatverb

To engage in light, informal conversation.

We chit-chatted about our weekend plans.

chit-chatadjective

Relating to or involving informal conversation.

The manager scheduled a chit-chat meeting with the team.