chat

chat

 (chăt)

intr.v. chat·ted, chat·ting, chats

1. To converse in an easy, familiar manner; talk lightly and casually.

2. Computers To participate in a synchronous exchange of remarks with one or more people over a computer network.

n.

1. An informal, light conversation.

2. Computers A synchronous exchange of remarks over a computer network.

3. Any of various birds in the families Muscicapidae or Parulidae that have a chattering call, especially the yellow-breasted chat.

Phrasal Verb:

chat up

1. To engage (someone) in light, casual talk: "He would be ... chatting up folks from Kansas" (Vanity Fair).

2. To talk informally with (someone), especially in a flirtatious manner.

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[Middle English chatten, to jabber, alteration of chateren; see chatter.]

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chat

(tʃæt)

n

1. informal conversation or talk conducted in an easy familiar manner

2. (Communications & Information) the exchange of messages in an internet or other network chatroom

3. (Animals) any Old World songbird of the subfamily Turdinae (thrushes, etc) having a harsh chattering cry. See also stonechat, whinchat

4. (Animals) any of various North American warblers, such as Icteria virens (yellow-breasted chat)

5. (Animals) any of various Australian wrens (family Muscicapidae) of the genus Ephthianura and other genera

vb (intr) , chats, chatting or chatted

6. to talk in an easy familiar way

7. to exchange messages in a chatroom

[C16: short for chatter]

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chat

(tʃæt)

n

(Botany) archaic or dialect a catkin, esp a willow catkin

[C15: from French chat cat, referring to the furry appearance]

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chat

(tʃæt)

v. chat•ted, chat•ting,
n. v.i.

1. to converse informally.

2. to engage in dialogue by exchanging electronic messages on a BBS.

v.t.

3. chat up, Brit. to talk to in a friendly or flirtatious way.

n.

4. informal conversation.

5.

a. several New World songbirds of the genera Icteria and Granatellus.

b. various Eurasian songbirds, as the stonechat or whinchat.

[1400–50; late Middle English; short for chatter]

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chat

- To call a swine.

See also related terms for swine.

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chat

Past participle: chatted
Gerund: chatting

Imperative

chat

chat

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	chat - an informal conversation     confab, confabulation, schmoose, schmooze conversation - the use of speech for informal exchange of views or ideas or information etc. causerie, chin wag, chin wagging, chin-wag, chin-wagging, chit chat, chitchat, chit-chat, gab, gabfest, gossip, small talk, tittle-tattle - light informal conversation for social occasions
	2.	chat - birds having a chattering call New World chat New World warbler, wood warbler - small bright-colored American songbird with a weak unmusical song genus Icteria, Icteria - New World chats Icteria virens, yellow-breasted chat - American warbler noted for imitating songs of other birds
	3.	chat - songbirds having a chattering call Old World chat thrush - songbirds characteristically having brownish upper plumage with a spotted breast genus Saxicola, Saxicola - Old World chats Saxicola torquata, stonechat - common European chat with black plumage and a reddish-brown breast Saxicola rubetra, whinchat - brown-and-buff European songbird of grassy meadows
Verb	1.	chat - talk socially without exchanging too much information; "the men were sitting in the cafe and shooting the breeze" chew the fat, chitchat, chit-chat, claver, confab, jaw, natter, shoot the breeze, confabulate, gossip, chaffer, chatter, visit converse, discourse - carry on a conversation jawbone, schmoose, schmooze, shmoose, shmooze - talk idly or casually and in a friendly way

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chat

verb

1. talk, gossip, jaw (slang), natter, blather, schmooze (slang), blether (Scot.), shoot the breeze (U.S. slang), chew the rag or fat (slang) I was just chatting to him the other day.

noun

1. talk, tête-à-tête, conversation, gossip, heart-to-heart, natter, blather, schmooze (slang), blether (Scot.), chinwag (Brit. informal), confab (informal), craic (Irish informal) She asked me into her office for a chat.

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chat

verb

To engage in spoken exchange:

confabulate, converse, discourse, speak, talk.

Informal: confab, visit.

noun

1. Spoken exchange:

colloquy, confabulation, conversation, converse, dialogue, discourse, speech, talk.

Informal: confab.

Slang: jaw.

2. Incessant and usually inconsequential talk:

babble, blab, blabber, chatter, chitchat, jabber, palaver, prate, prattle, small talk.

Slang: gab, gas, yak.

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Translations

ثَرْثَرَةحَديث غَيْر رَسْمي، مُحادَثَهدردشةيَتحادَثيُثَرْثَرُ

hovorpovídatpovídat sirozhovor

chatchattesluddersludresnak

plaudernchattenunterhaltenPlaudereiChat

κουβεντιάζωκουβεντούλασυνομιλία

charlacharlarconversaciónconversarparlar

jutellarupattelutsättäillätsättijuttelu

discutertchatcherbabilbabillerbavarder

čavrljanječavrljati

cseveg

mas, skrafspjalla

chiacchieratachiacchierareattaccare bottonechiacchierafarneticare

おしゃべりおしゃべりする

잡담잡담하다

pašnekesysšnekučiuotisšnekus

pļāpāšanapļāpāttērzēšanatērzēt

kletsenpraatje

pratpratesmåprate

pogawędkapogawędzić

bate-papobater papoconversaconversar

чатболтатьболтовняразговариватьчатиться

klepetklepetatikramljanjekramljati

pratasamtal

การพูดคุยกันเล่นๆคุยเล่น

sohbetsohbet etmekçene çalmaçene çalmak

chuyện phiếmtán gẫu

聊天闲聊

chat

[tʃæt]

A. N → charla f, plática f (CAm)
to have a chat with (gen) → charlar con, platicar con (CAm); (= discuss) → hablar con
I'll have a chat with him about it → hablaré con él de or sobre ello

B. VI

1. (= talk) → charlar, platicar (CAm) (with, to con)

2. (Internet) → chatear

C. CPD chat room N (Internet) → canal m de charla, grupo m de discusión, chat m
chat show N → programa m de entrevistas
chat show host N → presentador m de programa de entrevistas
chat show hostess N → presentadora f de programa de entrevistas

chat up VT + ADV (Brit) (= try to pick up) → tratar de ligar; [+ influential person] → dar jabón a

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chat

[ˈtʃæt]

vi

(= have a chat) → bavarder, causer

(on Internet) → chatter

n

(= talk) → conversation f
to have a chat → bavarder

(on Internet) → chat m, causerie f

chat up

vt (British) (= flirt with) [+ girl, boy] → draguer
He's not very good at chatting up girls → Il n'est pas très doué pour draguer les filles.

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chat

n → Unterhaltung f; (about unimportant things also) → Plauderei f, → Schwatz m (inf); (Internet) → Chat m (inf); could we have a chat about it? → können wir uns mal darüber unterhalten?; she dropped in for a chat → sie kam zu einem Schwätzchen rein (inf)

vi → plaudern; (two people also) → sich unterhalten; (Internet) → chatten (inf)

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chat

:

chatline

n (Telec, Internet) → Chatline f

chat room

n (Comput) → Chatroom m

chat show

n (Brit) → Talkshow f

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chat

[tʃæt]

1. n → chiacchierata
to have a chat → fare quattro chiacchiere

2. vi to chat (with or to) → chiacchierare (con)

chat up vt + adv (Brit) (fam) (girl) → agganciare, abbordare

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chat

(tʃӕt) – past tense past participle ˈchatted – verb

to talk in a friendly and informal way. They chatted about the weather. gesels يَتحادَث бъбря conversar povídat (si) plaudern sludre; snakke κουβεντιάζωcharlar, hablar juttu ajama گپ زدن؛ صحبت دوستانه کردن jutella bavarder לְדַבֵּר गपशप करना brbljanje cseveg mengobrol spjalla chiacchierare おしゃべりする 잡담하다 šnekučiuotis tērzēt; pļāpāt borak pratenprate, skravle gawędzić غير رسمى خبرۍ، ګپ شپ cavaquear a vorbi, a pălă­vrăgi беседовать rozprávať sa kramljati ćaskati prata, språka พูดคุย sohbet etmek, çene çalmak 聊天 базікати, теревенити دوستانہ گفتگو tán gẫu 聊天

noun

(a) friendly and informal talk. a chat over coffee; women's chat. klets حَديث غَيْر رَسْمي، مُحادَثَه бъбрене conversa (roz)hovor die Plauderei sludder; snak κουβεντιάζωcharla jutuajamine صحبت دوستانه؛ درد دل juttelu brin de causetteדבור गपशप brbljanje csevegés obrolan mas, skraf chiacchierata おしゃべり 잡담 pašnekesys tērzēšana; pļāpāšana sembang praatjepratpogawędka دوستانه خبری cavaco şuetă беседа rozhovor klepet ćaskanje småprat, samspråk, pratstund การพูดคุย sohbet, çene çalma 閒聊 щебетання, базікання عورتوں کی گپ شپ chuyện gẫu 闲聊

ˈchatty adjective

1. fond of chatting. a chatty old lady. praatsiek مُحِبٌّ للحَديث словоохотлив tagarela upovídaný, hovorný geschwätzig sludrende; snakkende φλύαροςhablador, parlanchín jutukas پر حرف؛ پر چانه puhelias bavardדברן बातचीत करने का शौकिन brbljav, razgovorljiv beszédes ramah, suka mengobrol skrafhreyfinn chiacchierone おしゃべりな 수다스러운 šnekus pļāpīgs; runīgs suka berceloteh praatzieksnakkesalig, skravletegadatliwy هغه چه ډيرې خبري كوى ګپاوو tagarela vorbăreţ говорливый zhovorčivý klepetav pričljiv pratsam, pratig ช่างคุย konuşkan, geveze 愛閒聊的 балакучий گپ شپ کی شوقین thích nói chuyện phiếm 爱闲聊的

2. having a friendly style. a chatty letter. vriendelik مُؤانِس، وَدود пълно с новини informal přátelský unterhaltsam causerende; uformel φιλικόςinformal lahe غیر رسمی؛ دوستانه tuttavallinen familierקליל अनौपचारिक बातचीत करने के ढंग से युक्त pisan lakim stilom csevegő ramah í léttum dúr amichevole 打ち解けた 허물 없는 draugiškas familiārs ramah familiair småpratende, uhøytideliggawędziarski غير رسمى informal cor­dial; familiar дружеский priateľský prijateljski neformalan lättsam, kåserande ที่มีมิตรภาพ samimi, sohbet eder gibi 閒聊式的 невимушений دوستانہ انداز رکھنے والا như chuyện phiếm 闲聊式的

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chat

→ ثَرْثَرَة, يُثَرْثَرُ povídat si, rozhovor chat, chatte Plauderei, plaudern κουβεντιάζω, κουβεντούλα charla, charlar jutella, rupattelu discussion, discuter čavrljanje, čavrljati chiacchierare, chiacchierata おしゃべり, おしゃべりする 잡담, 잡담하다 kletsen, praatje prat, småprate pogawędka, pogawędzić bate-papo, bater papo, conversa, conversar беседа, болтать prata, samtal การพูดคุยกันเล่นๆ, คุยเล่น sohbet, sohbet etmek chuyện phiếm, tán gẫu 聊天

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chat

n. charla, plática;

vt. charlar, platicar.

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