chat up

chat  (cht)

intr.v. chat·ted, chat·ting, chats

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

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

n.

1. An informal, light conversation.

2. Computer Science A synchronous exchange of remarks over a computer network.

3. Any of several birds known for their chattering call, as of the genera Saxicola or Icteria.

Phrasal Verb:

chat up

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

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

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chat up

vb (tr, adverb) Brit informal

1. to talk flirtatiously to (a person), esp with the intention of seducing him or her

2. to talk persuasively to (a person), esp with an ulterior motive

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	chat up - talk or behave amorously, without serious intentions; "The guys always try to chat up the new secretaries"; "My husband never flirts with other women" flirt, coquet, coquette, mash, philander, romance, dally, butterfly talk, speak - exchange thoughts; talk with; "We often talk business"; "Actions talk louder than words" wanton - engage in amorous play vamp - act seductively with (someone)
	2.	chat up - talk to someone with the aim of persuading him persuade - cause somebody to adopt a certain position, belief, or course of action; twist somebody's arm; "You can't persuade me to buy this ugly vase!"

Translations

? chat up

vt sep (Brit inf) person → einreden auf (+acc); prospective girl-/boyfriend → sich heranmachen an (+acc), → anquatschen (inf)