CHIT-CHAT

Meaning of CHIT-CHAT in English

informal

■ noun inconsequential conversation.

■ verb talk about trivial matters.

Origin

C17: reduplication of chat 1 .

Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004

CHIT-CHAT — babillada
English interlingue dictionary
CHIT CHAT — small talk, conversation about trivial subjects
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
CHIT-CHAT — noun [ U ] ( informal ) conversation about things that are not important SYN chat •• WORD ORIGIN late …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CHIT-CHAT — ˈchit-chat BrE AmE noun [uncountable] informal [ Date: 1600-1700 ; Origin: chat ] conversation about things that are not very …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CHIT-CHAT — n. & v. colloq. --n. light conversation; gossip. --v.intr. (-chatted, -chatting) talk informally; gossip. [redupl. of CHAT(1)]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
CHIT-CHAT — n. & v. colloq. --n. light conversation; gossip. --v.intr. (-chatted, -chatting) talk informally; gossip. Etymology: redupl. of CHAT(1)
Oxford English vocab
CHIT-CHAT — also chitchat Chit-chat is informal talk about things that are not very important. Not being a mother, I found the …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CHIT-CHAT — Note: in AM usually use, and in BRIT sometimes use 'chitchat' Chit-chat is informal talk about things that are not …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
CHIT-CHAT — noun EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES ▪ chit-chat about new cars EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ A total shut down of loose …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
CHIT-CHAT — n. Prattle, gossip, chat, causerie , easy conversation, familiar talk, idle talk, free and easy talk.
Dictionary of English Synonyms
CHIT-CHAT — 25B6; noun (informal) SMALL TALK, chat, chatting, chatter, prattle; Brit. informal nattering, chuntering.
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
CHIT-CHAT — 1. сущ. 1) пустой разговор, болтовня, легкая беседа Syn : talk, chatter, patter 2) слухи, сплетни, толки to hear all …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
CHIT-CHAT — Городская легенда
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
CHIT-CHAT — _n. 1> болтовня 2> пересуды
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
CHIT-CHAT — сплетничать; дружески болтать пустой разговор, болтовня, легкая беседа слухи, сплетни, толки
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
CHIT CHAT — сплетничать; дружески болтать пустой разговор, болтовня, легкая беседа слухи, сплетни, толки
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
CHIT-CHAT — 1. ˈʧɪtʧæt сущ. 1) пустой разговор, болтовня, легкая беседа Syn: talk , chatter , patter 2) слухи, сплетни, толки to …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
CHIT-CHAT — 1. [' Ў« ‡«] сущ. 1) пустой разговор, болтовня, легкая беседа Syn: talk, chatter, patter 2) слухи, сплетни, толки to hear all the chit-chat and gossip …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
CHIT-CHAT — _n. 1> болтовня 2> пересуды _Syn: patter
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
CHIT-CHAT — n. 1. болтовня 2. пересуды Syn: patter
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
CHIT-CHAT — сплетничать; дружески болтать пустой разговор, болтовня, легкая беседа слухи, сплетни, толки
Англо-Русский дополнительный словарь
CHIT CHAT — сплетничать; дружески болтать пустой разговор, болтовня, легкая беседа слухи, сплетни, толки
Англо-Русский дополнительный словарь
CHIT-CHAT — _n. 1> болтовня 2> пересуды
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
CHIT-CHAT — 1. сущ. 1) пустой разговор, болтовня, легкая беседа Syn : talk, chatter, patter 2) слухи, сплетни, толки to hear all …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
CHIT-CHAT — болтовня
Англо-Русский словарь
CHIT — I. noun Etymology: Middle English ~te kitten, cub Date: 1578 child , a pert young woman, II. noun Etymology: Hindi …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
CHAT — I Any of several species of songbird named for their harsh, chattering notes. True chats (chat-thrushes) make up a major …
Английский словарь Британика
CHIT — I. ˈchit, usu -id.+V noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English chitte kitten, cub, perhaps alteration (influenced by such pairs …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CHAT — I. ˈchat, usu -ad.+V noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English chatte catkin, from Middle French, literally, female cat, from …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CHIT — (n.) Alt. of Chitty
Английский словарь Webster
CHIT — (3d sing.) Chideth.
Английский словарь Webster
CHIT — (v. i.) To shoot out; to sprout.
Английский словарь Webster
CHIT — (n.) A small tool used in cleaving laths.
Английский словарь Webster
CHIT — (n.) An excrescence on the body, as a wart.
Английский словарь Webster
CHIT — (n.) A child or babe; as, a forward chit; also, a young, small, or insignificant person or animal.
Английский словарь Webster
CHIT — (n.) The embryo or the growing bud of a plant; a shoot; a sprout; as, the chits of Indian corn …
Английский словарь Webster
CHAT — (n.) A bird of the genus Icteria, allied to the warblers, in America. The best known species are the yellow-breasted …
Английский словарь Webster
CHIT — ( v. i. ) To shoot out; to sprout.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
CHIT — ( n. ) The embryo or the growing bud of a plant; a shoot; a sprout; as, the chits of …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
CHIT — ( n. ) A child or babe; as, a forward chit; also, a young, small, or insignificant person or animal.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
CHIT — chit 1 /chit/ , n. 1. a signed note for money owed for food, drink, etc. 2. any receipt, voucher, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CHAT — — chattable , adj. /chat/ , v. , chatted, chatting , n. v.i. 1. to converse in a familiar or …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CHAT — I. ˈchat verb ( chat·ted ; chat·ting ) Etymology: Middle English chatten, short for chatteren Date: 15th century intransitive verb …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CHIT — (·3d·pers. ·sg) chideth. 2. chit ·noun a small tool used in cleaving laths. 3. chit ·noun an excrescence on the …
Webster English vocab
CHAT — vt to talk of. 2. chat ·noun small stones with ore. 3. chat ·noun light, familiar talk; conversation; gossip. 4. …
Webster English vocab
CHIT — [chit] n [ME chitte kitten, cub] (ca. 1624) 1: child 2: a pert young woman [2]chit n [Hindi citthi] (1757) …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CHAT — [chat] vb chat.ted ; chat.ting [ME chatten, short for chatteren] vi (15c) 1: chatter, prattle 2: to talk in an …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CHAT — any of several songbirds (suborder Passeres, order Passeriformes) named for their harsh, chattering notes. True chats make up a major …
Britannica English vocabulary
CHIT — chit BrE AmE tʃɪt ▷ chits tʃɪts
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
CHIT — / tʃɪt; NAmE / noun ( BrE ) 1. a short written note, signed by sb, showing an amount of …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CHAT — / tʃæt; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb ( -tt- ) [ v ] 1. chat (away) (to / …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CHIT — chit /tʃɪt/ BrE AmE noun [countable] British English [ Date: 1700-1800 ; Language: Hindi ; Origin: citthi ] 1 . …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CHAT — I. chat 1 S2 /tʃæt/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable and countable] especially British English an informal friendly conversation chat with …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CHIT — n. 1 derog. or joc. a young, small, or frail girl or woman (esp. a chit of a girl). 2 …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
CHIT — n. 1 derog. or joc. a young, small, or frail girl or woman (esp. a chit of a girl). 2 …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
CHAT — v. & n. v.intr. (chatted, chatting) talk in a light familiar way. n. 1 informal conversation or talk. 2 an …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
CHIT — 1. n.1 derog. or joc. a young, small, or frail girl or woman (esp. a chit of a girl). 2 …
Oxford English vocab
CHAT — 1. v. & n. --v.intr. (chatted, chatting) talk in a light familiar way. --n. 1. informal conversation or talk. 2 …
Oxford English vocab
CHIT — ( chits) A chit is a short official note, such as a receipt, an order, or a memo, usually signed …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CHAT — ( chats, chatting, chatted) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. When people chat …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CHIT — noun EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES ▪ He signed the bar chit . EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ But to enter their …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
CHAT — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a chat show British English , a talk show American English (= in which …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
CHIT — (NOTE) [noun] [C] [informal] - an official note giving information or showing a sum of money that is owed or …
Cambridge English vocab
CHAT — [noun]A chat is a friendly, informal conversation.Why don't you give me a call and we'll have a chat? [C]When my …
Cambridge English vocab

Concise Oxford English vocab

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