SMALL TALK

Meaning of SMALL TALK in English

ˈsmall talk BrE AmE noun [uncountable]

polite friendly conversation about unimportant subjects:

We stood around making small talk.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012

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 — Small talk is polite conversation about unimportant things that people make at social occasions. Smiling for the cameras, the two …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

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