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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
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      Translations for chit-chat
      Spanish
      charlar
      Chit-chat through the time
      Chit-chat across language varieties
      United Kingdom
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