Term Gallery logo

Meanings of chit-chat in English

Portuguese
bater papo
Catalan
xerrar
Spanish
charlar

Talk socially without exchanging too much information.

bater papo
Usage of chit-chat in English
1
The pimpled stripling had now given himself up wholeheartedly to social chit-chat.
The Adventures of Sally
2
This chit-chat was simply for distraction while he took a peek around.
Artemis Fowl: the time paradox
3
Almost daily he held a little chit-chat with one prisoner or another.
The Village in the Mountains; Conversion of Peter Bayssière; and...
4
There's any amount of chit-chat to get through, apart from serious problems.
The Lady of the Basement Flat
5
And now the chit-chat is out of the way, let the madness begin.
The Irish Times
6
It engrossed for several days the chit-chat of the whole empire.
The Surprising Adventures of Baron Munchausen
7
Fairmile was not the person to waste her time in chit-chat.
Marriage à la mode
8
The constant chit-chat and the health-focused buzz after Christmas excess can boost morale.
Independent.ie
9
So goes the chit-chat at the water cooler before moving onto more urgent matters.
The Irish Times
10
The chit-chat must be your main clue to the characters.
Love Me Little, Love Me Long
11
On set, he indulges in almost no chit-chat at all.
The Guardian
12
I always hold that much may be learned by casual chit-chat across the dinner-table.
Psmith in the City
13
Only he can say if the chit-chat finally broke him.
The Guardian
14
Nothing more than to drink a glass of wine, and have some pleasant chit-chat.
The Home Mission
15
There has been enough of the queen's laughing and chit-chat.
Henry VIII and His Court: A Historical Novel
16
Even chat is too solid for them: they want chit-chat.'
New Grub Street
About this term
More collocations
Translations for chit-chat
Spanish
charlar
Chit-chat through the time
Chit-chat across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common