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Meanings of small talk in English

Portuguese
fofoca
Catalan
safareig

Light informal conversation for social occasions.

      fofoca
      Russian
      светская беседа
      Portuguese
      papo furado

      Discourse.

            светская беседа
            Usage of small talk in English
            1
            She said: The key thing I miss out on is small talk.
            The Guardian
            2
            Opinion - Making small talk about the weather is our national obsession.
            Radio NZ
            3
            Hundreds of events are engineered to get students past the small talk.
            Reuters
            4
            After a bit of small talk I asked what everyone was asking.
            The Guardian
            5
            We said hi and made small talk for a minute or two.
            Empty mile
            6
            You don't visit for six years, and now you're making small talk?
            Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens
            7
            Bill made small talk, and she made it right back at him.
            The new yorker
            8
            Do supermarket checkout employees really want to make small talk with customers?
            The Guardian
            9
            They kept to cordial small talk and avoided opinions on painful subjects.
            The Golem and the Jinni
            10
            Elder's culture demanded some small talk but it was painful for Mark.
            Secret of the seventh son
            11
            He was more composed now and returned to small talk, easy conversation.
            The Notebook
            12
            The men made small talk, and seemed happy enough to see Rhonda.
            The devil's alphabet
            13
            There's a lot of small talk that happens there and relationships built.
            The Guardian
            14
            There was small talk exchanged about the weather and the coming holiday.
            The Mammoth Book of Steampunk
            15
            He had natural charm, but remained shy and uneasy with small talk.
            The Irish Times
            16
            They make small talk for a few minutes as Persephone listens, nodding.
            The Apocalypse Codex
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            Translations for small talk
            Small talk through the time
            Small talk across language varieties
            Australia
            Common
            United States of America
            Common
            Ireland
            Common
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