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Meanings of chat up in English

Catalan
flirtar

Talk or behave amorously, without serious intentions.

flirtar
Usage of chat up in English
1
In rallying, people can have a chat up until we set off.
The Guardian
2
Then, it is said, he tried to chat up GlaxoSmithKline but got nowhere.
The Guardian
3
Let Appleby chat up the witness, predictable waste of time that would be.
While galileo preys
4
His first few attempts to chat up women were met with blunt rejection.
Mistress of the game
5
Oh, yeah, there's the guy you want to chat up about Nikolaev history.
Exit strategy
6
It's not something I'm particularly proud of. He used his status to chat up women.
The Guardian
7
They're happy for you and they want to congratulate you and chat up a storm.
Ebony
8
Once out of the game, Barrett had time to chat up chilly punter Drue Chrisman.
Reuters
9
He stormed off to chat up the neighbour and palpate her shinier, better techno toys.
The Intimate Adventures of a London Call Girl
10
I mentioned that you had raised a Zuckerman-Lucas connection, and Bat decided to chat up Lucas.
Grave Secrets
11
You can chat up people all day long.
Pinheads and patriots: where you stand in the age of obama
12
Pressure to take drugs and chat up sleazeballs.
The Guardian
13
So you didn't chat up some young thing at Ryan's party who made you feel twenty-five again?
Dark Matter
14
They should each chat up a brunette.
The Guardian
15
If only to chat up Snow White.
From hell with love
16
That's because you're an obese man named Chuck who likes to chat up ugly young boys online.
Ready Player One
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