conversational

con·ver·sa·tion

 (kŏn′vər-sā′shən)

n.

1. The exchange of thoughts and feelings by means of speech or sign language: gifted in the art of conversation.

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

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con′ver·sa′tion·al adj.

con′ver·sa′tion·al·ly adv.

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conversational

(ˌkɒnvəˈseɪʃənəl)

adj

1. (Communications & Information) of, using, or in the manner of conversation

2. inclined to or skilled in conversation; conversable

ˌconverˈsationally adv

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con•ver•sa•tion•al

(ˌkɒn vərˈseɪ ʃə nl)

adj.

1. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of conversation: a conversational tone of voice.

2. able or ready to converse; given to conversation.

[1770–80]

con`ver•sa′tion•al•ly, adv.

syn: See colloquial.

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Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

conversational - characteristic of informal spoken language or conversation; "wrote her letters in a colloquial style"; "the broken syntax and casual enunciation of conversational English" colloquial informal - used of spoken and written language

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conversational

adjective chatty, informal, communicative, colloquial What is refreshing is the author's easy, conversational style.

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conversational

adjective

1. In the style of conversation:

chatty, colloquial, confabulatory, informal.

2. Given to conversation:

chatty, garrulous, loquacious, talkative, talky, voluble.

Slang: gabby.

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Translations

غَير رَسمي، في لُغةِ المُحادثهمُحِب للحَديث

hovornýhovorovýpovídavý

dagligdagsi det snakkesalige hjørnekonverserende

gesprächigGesprächs-...

konverzacijskirazgovorni

társalgási

samræîu-samræîu- eîa viîtalsgóîur

konversasjons-selskapeligunderholdende

konuşma ile ilgilikonuşmaya düşkün

会话的健谈的

conversational

[ˌkɒnvəˈseɪʃənl]

A. ADJ [style, tone] → familiar
her conversational skills were somewhat lacking → no era muy buena conversadora
he has the conversational skills of a two-year-old → habla como un niño de dos anos

B. CPD conversational mode N (Comput) → modo m de conversación

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conversational

[ˌkɒnvə^rˈseɪʃən^əl] adj

[English, French] → de la conversation

(COMPUTING) → conversationnel(le)

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conversational

adj tone, style → Unterhaltungs-, Plauder-, leger; conversational German → gesprochenes Deutsch; his tone was quiet and conversational → er sagte es in ruhigem Gesprächston; that gave him a conversational opening → das ermöglichte es ihm, sich in die Unterhaltung einzuschalten or (to get talking) → eine Unterhaltung anzufangen

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conversational

[ˌkɒnvəˈseɪʃənl] adj (style, tone) → colloquiale (Comput) → conversazionale

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conversation

(konvəˈseiʃən) noun

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

ˌconverˈsational adjective

1. informal or colloquial. conversational English. omgangstaal غَير رَسمي، في لُغةِ المُحادثه разговорен coloquial hovorový Gesprächs-... konverserende; dagligdags; samtale- καθομιλούμενος, ανεπίσημοςcoloquial 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-, uformellpotoczny محاوره ای 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 conversador hovorný, povídavý gesprächig i det snakkesalige hjørne ομιλητικόςconversador, hablador jutukas خوش صحبت؛ خوش حرف puhelias 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 spraakzaamsnakkesalig, selskapelig, underholdenderozmowny خوش صحبته 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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