conversation

con·ver·sa·tion  (knvr-sshn)

n.

1.

a. The spoken exchange of thoughts, opinions, and feelings; talk.

b. An instance of this: held a long conversation on the subject.

2. An informal discussion of a matter by representatives of governments, institutions, or organizations.

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conver·sation·al adj.

conver·sation·al·ly adv.

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conversation [ˌkɒnvəˈseɪʃən]

n

1. (Electronics & Computer Science / Communications & Information) the interchange through speech of information, ideas, etc.; spoken communication

make conversation to talk in an artificial way Related adj colloquial

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

conversation - the use of speech for informal exchange of views or ideas or information etc. speech communication, spoken communication, spoken language, voice communication, oral communication, speech, language - (language) communication by word of mouth; "his speech was garbled"; "he uttered harsh language"; "he recorded the spoken language of the streets" crossfire - a lively or heated interchange of ideas and opinions phatic communication, phatic speech - conversational speech used to communicate sociability more than information exchange - a mutual expression of views (especially an unpleasant one); "they had a bitter exchange" chat, confab, confabulation, schmoose, schmooze - an informal conversation gossiping, gossipmongering - a conversation that spreads personal information about other people talk, talking - an exchange of ideas via conversation; "let's have more work and less talk around here" nothings - inconsequential conversation; "they traded a few nothings as they parted" commerce - social exchange, especially of opinions, attitudes, etc. colloquy - formal conversation rap - voluble conversation rap session - conversation in a situation where feelings can be expressed and criticized or supported second-hand speech - overheard conversation (especially overheard cellphone conversation) table talk - conversation during a meal telephone conversation - a conversation over the telephone tete-a-tete - a private conversation between two people

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conversation

noun talk, exchange, discussion, dialogue, tête-à-tête, conference, communication, chat, gossip, intercourse, discourse, communion, converse, powwow, colloquy, chinwag (Brit. informal), confabulation, confab (informal), craic (Irish informal) Our telephone conversation lasted an hour and a half.

Related words
adjective colloquial

Quotations
"The art of conversation is the art of hearing as well as being heard" [William Hazlitt The Plain Speaker]
"That is the happiest conversation where there is no competition, no vanity, but a calm quiet interchange of sentiments" [Samuel Johnson]
"In conversation discretion is more important than eloquence" [Baltasar Gracián The Art of Worldly Wisdom]

Translations

conversation [ˌkɒnvə^rˈseɪʃ^ən] n → conversation f
to be in conversation → s'entretenir
to make conversation → faire la conversation conversation class

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conversation

n → Gespräch nt, → Unterhaltung f; (Sch) → Konversation f; to make conversation → sich unterhalten; (= small talk) → Konversation machen; to get into/be in conversation with somebody → mit jdm ins Gespräch kommen/im Gespräch sein; deep in conversation → ins Gespräch vertieft; to have a conversation/several conversations with somebody (about something) → sich mit jdm/mehrmals mit jdm (→ über etw acc) → unterhalten; he has no conversation → mit ihm kann man sich nicht unterhalten; his conversation is so amusing → er ist ein unterhaltsamer Gesprächspartner; a subject of conversation → ein Gesprächsthema nt; words used only in conversation → Wörter, die nur in der gesprochenen Sprache gebraucht werden; we only mentioned it in conversation → wir haben das nur gesprächsweise erwähnt; the art of conversation → die Kunst der gepflegten Konversation or Unterhaltung

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conversation:

conversation mode

n (Comput) → Dialogbetrieb m

conversation piece

n → Gesprächsgegenstand m

conversation stopper

n that was a real conversation → das brachte die Unterhaltung zum Erliegen

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conversation [ˌkɒnvəˈseɪʃ/ən] n → conversazione f
in conversation with → a colloquio con
to have a conversation with sb → conversare con qn, parlare con qn
what was your conversation about? → di che cosa parlavate?

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conversation [ˌkɒnvəˈseɪʃ/ən] n → conversazione f
in conversation with → a colloquio con
to have a conversation with sb → conversare con qn, parlare con qn
what was your conversation about? → di che cosa parlavate?

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conversation

n conversation [konvəˈseiʃən]

talk between people to carry on a conversation. gesprek مُحادَثَه، حَديث разговор rozhovor samtale; konversation die Unterhaltung συζήτηση, συνομιλία conversación vestlus گفتگو؛ صحبت keskustelu conversation שִׂיחָה वार्तालाप, संभाषण općenje, drugovanje, razgovor társalgás percakapan samtal conversazione 会話 대화 pokalbis saruna perbualan gesprek samtale, konversasjon rozmowa conversa con­ver­saţie разговор rozhovor pogovor razgovor konversation, samtal การสนทนา konuşma, sohbet 對話 розмова, бесіда بات چیت، گفتگو hội thoại 会话

adj converˈsational

1 informal or colloquial conversational English. omgangstaal غَير رَسمي، في لُغةِ المُحادثه разговорен hovorový konverserende; dagligdags; samtale- Gesprächs-... καθομιλούμενος, ανεπίσημος coloquial kõnekeelne محاوره ای puhekielinen de la conversation מְדוּבֶּרֶת बातचीत संबन्धी razgovorni társalgási bahasa percakapan samræðu- colloquiale 日常会話的な 회화체의 šnekamasis sarunas-; sarunvalodas- bahasa percakapan gespreks- konversasjons-, uformell potoczny coloquial conver­sa­ţio­nal, de con­versaţie разговорный hovorový pogovoren kolokvijalan samtals- ที่เกี่ยวกับการสนทนา konuşma ile ilgili 對話的，口語的 розмовний بول چال وال‍ے الفاظ، عام آسان đàm thoại 会话的

2 fond of talking He's in a conversational mood. spraaksaam مُحِب للحَديث разговорлив hovorný, povídavý i det snakkesalige hjørne gesprächig ομιλητικός conversador, hablador jutukas خوش صحبت؛ خوش حرف puhe- en veine de conversation דִבּוּרִי @@@דִּיבּוּרִי$$$ बातचीत के शौकीन razgovoran, zabavan beszédes suka bicara samræðu– eða viðtalsgóður loquace 話好きな 이야기를 좋아하는 šnekus runīgs suka berbicara spraakzaam snakkesalig, selskapelig, underholdende rozmowny conversador cu chef de vorbă разговорчивый zhovorčivý zgovoren konverzacijski pratsam ที่ชอบพูด konuşmaya düşkün 健談的 говірливий, балакучий باتونى، باتوں كا شوقين hay nói 健谈的

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conversation → محادثة konverzace samtale Unterhaltung συνομιλία conversación keskustelu conversation razgovor conversazione 会話 대화 conversatie konversasjon rozmowa conversa разговор samtal บทสนทนา konuşma cuộc nói chuyện 会话