chit-chat

See also: chitchat and chit chat

English

Alternative forms

chit chat
chitchat

Noun

chit-chat (countable and uncountable, plural chit-chats)

Gossip; mindless banter.

Synonyms

chinwag
claver
See also Thesaurus:chatter

Translations

gossip; mindless banter

Czech: (slang) tlachání n
Danish: sludder c
Finnish: jutustelu (fi), rupattelu (fi)
French: blabla (fr) m, parlotte (fr) f, bavardage (fr) m
Hungarian: csevegés (hu), pletykálás
Icelandic: rabb n, mas n

Italian: pettegolezzo (it) m, chiacchiera (it) f, diceria (it) f, ciarla (it) f, maldicenza (it) f
Norwegian: babbel
Russian: болтовня́ (ru) f (boltovnjá)
Scottish Gaelic: goileam m
Spanish: cotilleo (es) m, cháchara (es), palique

Verb

chit-chat (third-person singular simple present chit-chats, present participle chit-chatting, simple past and past participle chit-chatted)

(intransitive) To engage in small talk, to discuss unimportant matters.

Translations

to engage in small talk

Czech: (slang) tlachat (cs), bavit se (cs), (slang) kecat (cs)
Danish: småsnakke, sludre
Finnish: jutustella (fi), rupatella
French: blablater (fr), parler de la pluie et du beau temps (fr), parler de tout et de rien (fr), tailler une bavette (fr)

Hungarian: cseveg (hu), pletykál (hu)
Russian: болта́ть (ru) (boltátʹ), лясы точить (ru) impf (ljasy točitʹ)
Spanish: cotillear (es)