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plaudern — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • banter noun Light, good-humoured teasing conversation exchanged between people who know each other well.
  • chat verb To talk with someone in a relaxed, informal way.
  • chatter noun Talk that goes on and on without saying much of substance.
  • prate noun Talk to little purpose; trifling talk; unmeaningful loquacity.

Senses

plaudern is used for these senses in English:

  • banter (intransitive) To engage in banter or playful conversation.
  • chatter (intransitive) To talk idly.
  • prate (ambitransitive) To talk much and to little purpose; to be loquacious; to speak foolishly.
  • small talk (idiomatic) Idle conversation, typically regarding innocuous or unimportant subjects, usually engaged in at social gatherings out of politeness.

banter — full definition

  1. noun Light, good-humoured teasing conversation exchanged between people who know each other well.
  2. verb To exchange playful, teasing remarks with someone.

chat — full definition

  1. verb To talk with someone in a relaxed, informal way.
  2. verb To exchange written or spoken messages in real time online.
  3. noun A casual, friendly conversation.
  4. noun An online space or feature for exchanging real-time messages.

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