SMALL TALK

Meaning of SMALL TALK in English

Small talk is polite conversation about unimportant things that people make at social occasions.

Smiling for the cameras, the two men strained to make small talk.

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Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Английский словарь Коллинз COBUILD для изучающих язык на продвинутом уровне. 2006

SMALL TALK — noun Date: 1751 light or casual conversation ; chitchat
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
SMALL-TALK — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ intransitive verb Etymology: small talk : to engage in or be given to small talk
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SMALL TALK — noun : light or casual conversation : chitchat
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SMALL-TALK — /smawl"tawk'/ , v.i. to engage in or have a propensity for small talk. [ 1780-90 ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SMALL TALK — light conversation; chitchat. [ 1745-55 ] Syn . banter, chatter, gossip.
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SMALL TALK — common talk, chit chat
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
SMALL TALK — Date: 1751 : light or casual conversation : chitchat
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SMALL TALK — Function: noun Date: 1751 : light or casual conversation : CHITCHAT
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
SMALL TALK — ■ noun polite conversation about minor or uncontroversial matters.
Concise Oxford English vocab
SMALL TALK — [small talk] n (1751): light or casual conversation: chitchat
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SMALL TALK — noun [ U ] polite conversation about ordinary or unimportant subjects, especially at social occasions
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SMALL TALK — ˈsmall talk BrE AmE noun [uncountable] polite friendly conversation about unimportant subjects: We stood around making small talk.
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SMALL TALK — Small talk is polite conversation about unimportant things that people make at social occasions. Smiling for the cameras, the two …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
SMALL TALK — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ But elderly ladies make me feel uncomfortable and our small talk petered out. ▪ He …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SMALL TALK — Synonyms and related words : babble, babbling, backchat, badinage, banter, bavardage, beauty-parlor chitchat, bibble-babble, chatter, chitchat, chitter-chatter, cocktail-party chitchat, idle …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
SMALL TALK — {n. phr.} General idle conversation. * /At the party there was the usual kind of small talk about the cost …
Slang English vocab
SMALL TALK — Function: noun light or casual conversation FF1C; had to make small talk at the cocktail party FF1E; Synonyms: bavardage, by-talk, …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
SMALL-TALK — n. Gossip, chat, light conversation.
Dictionary of English Synonyms
SMALL TALK — noun light or casual conversation had to make small talk at the cocktail party Synonyms: bavardage, by-talk, chitchat, chitter-chatter, trifling …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
SMALL TALK — See ↑ TALK 5
Longman Activator English vocab
SMALL TALK — n. to make ~
The Bbi Combinatory Dictionary of English - A Guide to Word Combinations
SMALL TALK — {n. phr.} General idle conversation. * /At the party there was the usual kind of small talk about the cost …
Словарь английских идиом
SMALL TALK — talk about unimportant topics - the weather etc. Winnie is good at making small talk with strangers.
English Idioms vocab
SMALL TALK — talk about unimportant topics - the weather etc. Winnie is good at making small talk with strangers.
English Idioms vocabulary
SMALL TALK — n. phr. General idle conversation. At the party there was the usual kind of small talk about the cost of …
American Idioms English vocabulary
SMALL TALK — светский разговор болтовня, легкая светская беседа, разговор ни о чем
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SMALL-TALK — болтать о том о сем; вести легкую светскую беседу
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SMALL TALK — Болтовня
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
SMALL TALK — болтовня, лёгкая светская беседа, разговор ни о чём
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
SMALL-TALK — v болтать о том о сём; вести лёгкую светскую беседу
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
SMALL-TALK
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
SMALL TALK — светский разговор
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
SMALL TALK — (v) болтать о том о сем; вести легкую светскую беседу
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
SMALL-TALK — v болтать о том о сём; вести лёгкую светскую беседу
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
SMALL TALK — болтовня, лёгкая светская беседа, разговор ни о чём
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
SMALL TALK — болтовня, лёгкая светская беседа, разговор ни о чём
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
SMALL-TALK — v болтать о том о сём; вести лёгкую светскую беседу
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
SMALL TALK — бессодержательный разговор, пустой разговор, светский разговор, легкая беседа
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
SMALL TALK — бессодержательный разговор, пустой разговор, светский разговор, легкая беседа
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
SMALL-TALK
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
SMALL TALK — светский разговор
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
SMALL-TALK
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
SMALL TALK — светский разговор
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
SMALL TALK — _n. светский разговор
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
SMALL TALK — n. светский разговор
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
SMALL TALK — (n.phr.) салонный разговор (разговор по пустякам)
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь сленга, жаргона, русских имен
SMALL TALK — разговор на общие темы, легкая беседа, непринужденная болтовня
Англо-Русский словарь английских идиом
SMALL TALK — разговор на общие темы, легкая беседа, непринужденная болтовня
Англо-Русский словарь идиом
SMALL TALK — (n.phr.) салонный разговор (разговор по пустякам)
English Russian slang dictionary
SMALL-TALK — болтать о том о сем; вести легкую светскую беседу
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
SMALL TALK — светский разговор болтовня, легкая светская беседа, разговор ни о чем
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
SMALL-TALK — легкий, бессодержательный разговор
Англо-Русский словарь
TALK — I. ˈtȯk verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: Middle English talken; akin to Frisian talken to talk, Old English talu tale …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SMALL — I. ˈsmȯl adjective ( -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English smal, from Old English smæl; akin to Old High German smal …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TALK — — talkable , adj. — talkability , n. — talker , n. /tawk/ , v.i. 1. to communicate or exchange …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SMALL — — smallness , n. /smawl/ , adj., smaller, smallest , adv., smaller, smallest , n. adj. 1. of limited size; …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
TALK — I. ˈtȯk verb Etymology: Middle English; akin to Old English talu tale Date: 13th century transitive verb 1. : to …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SMALL — I. ˈsmȯl adjective Etymology: Middle English smal, from Old English smæl; akin to Old High German smal small, Greek mēlon …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
TALK — vt to cause to be or become by talking. 2. talk ·noun report; rumor; as, to hear talk of war. …
Webster English vocab
SMALL — vt to make little or less. 2. small ·adv not loudly; faintly; timidly. 3. small ·noun smallclothes. 4. small ·noun …
Webster English vocab
TALK — [talk] vb [ME; akin to OE talu tale] vt (13c) 1: to deliver or express in speech: utter 2: to …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SMALL — [small] adj [ME smal, fr. OE smael; akin to OHG smal small, Gk melon small domestic animal] (bef. 12c) 1 …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SMALL — small BrE AmE smɔːl smɑːl ▷ smaller ˈsmɔːl ə AmE - ə r ˈsmɑːl- ▷ smallest ˈsmɔːl ɪst -əst ˈsmɑːl- …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
TALK — / tɔːk; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb SPEAK TO SB 1. talk (to / with sb) (about sb/sth) …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary

Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary

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