Tratsch — meaning in English

English meaning

• gossip noun Casual talk about other people's private affairs, often unverified or spread out of curiosity.
• tattle verb To gossip or chatter, especially about other people's business.

Senses

Tratsch is used for these senses in English:

• gossip (uncountable) Idle talk about someone’s private or personal matters, especially about someone not present.
• tattle (uncountable) Idle talk; gossip; (countable) an instance of such talk or gossip.

gossip — full definition

1. noun Casual talk about other people's private affairs, often unverified or spread out of curiosity.
2. noun A person who habitually talks about others' private business.
3. verb To talk about other people's private lives, often spreading rumors.

tattle — full definition

1. verb To gossip or chatter, especially about other people's business.
2. verb (especially of children) To report someone else's misbehaviour to an adult or authority figure.
3. noun Idle gossip, or a piece of tale-telling about someone's wrongdoing.

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