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gossip

/ˈɡɒs.ɪp/

/ˈɡɑː.sɪp/

gossip about

Translations

gossipnoun

gossips

/ˈɡɒs.ɪp/

/ˈɡɑː.sɪp/

commérages

The office was filled with gossip about the new manager's personal life.

Le bureau était rempli de commérages sur la vie privée du nouveau directeur.

commèrePersonne qui colporte des ragots.

She was known as the neighborhood gossip, always eager to share the latest news.

On la connaissait comme la commère du quartier, toujours prête à partager les dernières nouvelles.

Additional translations

potinsPlus courant à l’oral, souvent au pluriel.

colporteurMoins courant ; personne qui répand des ragots.

parrainSens archaïque : parrain lors d’un baptême.

marraineSens archaïque : marraine lors d’un baptême.

Synonyms

gossipverb

gossiped

Past Simple

gossiped

Past Participle

gossiping

Gerund

/ˈɡɒs.ɪp/

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commérer

They would often gossip about their neighbors during lunch breaks.

Ils comméraient souvent sur leurs voisins pendant les pauses déjeuner.

Additional translations

bavarderQuand l’idée de ragots est moins marquée.

médireQuand il s’agit de parler méchamment d’autrui.

Synonyms

spread rumors

gossipadjective

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Used attributively before a noun (e.g., "gossip column").

peopleS’emploie avant un nom pour désigner ce qui relève de la presse à scandale ou des célébrités.

She works for a gossip magazine that covers celebrity scandals.

Elle travaille pour un magazine people qui couvre les scandales de célébrités.

Synonyms

Definitions

gossipnoun

Casual or unconstrained conversation or reports about other people, typically involving details that are not confirmed as true.

The office was filled with gossip about the new manager's personal life.

A person who habitually reveals personal or sensational facts about others.

She was known as the neighborhood gossip, always eager to share the latest news.

(archaic) A close friend or companion; specifically, a godparent at a christening.

He served as the child's gossip at the baptism.

gossipverb

To engage in casual or unconstrained conversation or reports about other people, typically involving details that are not confirmed as true.

They would often gossip about their neighbors during lunch breaks.

gossipadjective

Relating to or concerned with gossip or sensational news (used only before a noun).

She works for a gossip magazine that covers celebrity scandals.