tratschen — 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

tratschen is used for these senses in English:

• gossip (intransitive) To talk about someone else's private or personal business, especially in a manner that spreads the information.
• tattle (intransitive, obsolete) To speak like a baby or young child; to babble, to prattle; to speak haltingly; to stutter.

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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