chiacchierare — meaning in English

English meaning

• babble verb To talk quickly and continuously in a way that is unclear, meaningless, or hard to follow.
• chat verb To talk with someone in a relaxed, informal way.
• gossip noun Casual talk about other people's private affairs, often unverified or spread out of curiosity.
• piffle verb To act or speak in a futile, ineffective, or nonsensical manner.
• yak noun A large, shaggy-haired, ox-like animal from the mountains of Central Asia, including Tibet and Mongolia.

Senses

chiacchierare is used for these senses in English:

• babble (intransitive) To talk too much; to chatter; to prattle.
• chat To be engaged in informal conversation.
• chat To exchange text or voice messages in real time through a computer network such as a social media chat room or messaging application (as if having a face-to-face conversation instead of SMS or writing emails or letters).
• gossip (intransitive) To talk about someone else's private or personal business, especially in a manner that spreads the information.
• gossip (intransitive) To talk idly.
• piffle To act or speak in a futile, ineffective, or nonsensical manner.
• shoot the breeze (idiomatic, US) To chat idly or generally waste time talking.
• yak (slang, intransitive) To talk, particularly informally but persistently; to chatter or prattle.

babble — full definition

1. verb To talk quickly and continuously in a way that is unclear, meaningless, or hard to follow.
2. verb To let slip a secret by talking carelessly.
3. noun Rapid, unclear, or meaningless talk.

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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