WATER-COOLER TALK

Meaning of WATER-COOLER TALK in English

office news, gossip

I believe water-cooler talk - unless it's about me.

Wayne Magnuson. English idioms vocabulary. Словарь английских идиом. 2012

WATER-COOLER TALK — office news, gossip I believe water-cooler talk - unless it's about me.
English Idioms vocab
WATER — I Inorganic compound composed of hydrogen and oxygen (H 2 O), existing in liquid , gas ( steam , water …
Английский словарь Британика
WATER — I. ˈwȯ]d.ə(r), ˈwä], ]tə(r)\ noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old English wæter; akin to …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
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
COOLER — I. cooler comparative of cool II. cool·er ˈkülə(r) noun ( -s ) 1. : one that cools : one that …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
WATER — — waterer , n. — waterless , adj. — waterlessly , adv. — waterlessness , n. — waterlike , adj. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
TALK — — talkable , adj. — talkability , n. — talker , n. /tawk/ , v.i. 1. to communicate or exchange …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
COOLER — /kooh"leuhr/ , n. 1. a container or apparatus, as an insulated chest, in which something may be cooled or kept …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
WATER — I. ˈwȯ-tər, ˈwä- noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old English wæter; akin to Old High German wazzar …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
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
WATER — vi to get or take in water; as, the ship put into port to water. 2. water ·noun any liquid …
Webster English vocab
TALK — vt to cause to be or become by talking. 2. talk ·noun report; rumor; as, to hear talk of war. …
Webster English vocab
COOLER — noun that which cools, or abates heat or excitement. 2. cooler ·noun anything in or by which liquids or other …
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
WATER — a substance composed of the chemical elements hydrogen and oxygen and existing in gaseous, liquid, and solid states. Water is …
Britannica English vocabulary
WATER — water BrE AmE ˈwɔːt ə AmE ˈwɔːt̬ ə r ˈwɑːt̬- ▷ water|ed d ▷ watering ˈwɔːt‿ ə r ɪŋ AmE …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
COOLER — cooler BrE AmE ˈkuːl ə AmE \ - ə r ▷ cooler|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
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Oxford Advanced Learner's 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
COOLER — / ˈkuːlə(r); NAmE / noun 1. [ C ] a container or machine which cools things, especially drinks, or keeps …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WATER — I. wa ‧ ter 1 S1 W1 /ˈwɔːtə $ ˈwɒːtər, ˈwɑː-/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable] [ Word Family: adjective : …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
TALK — I. talk 1 S1 W1 /tɔːk $ tɒːk/ BrE AmE verb [ Word Family: noun : ↑ talk , talks, …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
COOLER — cool ‧ er /ˈkuːlə $ -ər/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Word Family: noun : ↑ cool , ↑ coolness …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
WATER — n. & v. --n. 1 a colourless transparent odourless tasteless liquid compound of oxygen and hydrogen. °Chem. formula: H[2]O. 2 …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
TALK — v. & n. --v. 1 intr. (often foll. by to, with) converse or communicate ideas by spoken words. 2 intr. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
WATER — n. & v. n. 1 a colourless transparent odourless tasteless liquid compound of oxygen and hydrogen. °Chem. formula: H [ …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
TALK — v. & n. v. 1 intr. (often foll. by to, with) converse or communicate ideas by spoken words. 2 intr. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
WATER — n. & v. --n. 1. a colourless transparent odourless tasteless liquid compound of oxygen and hydrogen. Usage: Chem. formula: H2O …
Oxford English vocab
TALK — v. & n. --v. 1. intr. (often foll. by to, with) converse or communicate ideas by spoken words. 2 intr. …
Oxford English vocab
WATER — ( waters, watering, watered) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. Water is …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TALK — ( talks, talking, talked) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. When you …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
COOLER — ( coolers) A cooler is a container for keeping things cool, especially drinks. = cool box N-COUNT see also cool
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TALK — (~s, ~ing, ~ed) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. When you ~, …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
TALK
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
COOLER — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES water cooler wine cooler COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ NOUN water ▪ Meetings around the water …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
WATER — [noun] [U] - a clear liquid, without colour or taste, which falls from the sky as rain and is necessary …
Cambridge English vocab
COOLER — [noun] [C]A cooler is a box-like container with a lid, which is used for making or keeping food and drinks …
Cambridge English vocab
TALK
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
COOLER — Synonyms and related words : air cooler, calaboose, can, chiller, chokey, clink, cold pack, coop, fan, hoosegow, ice bag, ice …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
COOLER — The backside. Kiss my cooler. Kiss my a-se. It is principally used to signify a woman's posteriors.
Slang English vocab
TALK — n. back talk by talk cross talk double talk small talk sweet talk talk into
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
TALK — I. noun 1 a conversation ADJECTIVE ▪ brief , little ( often ironic ), short ▪ I will have to …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
COOLER — noun Cooler is used after these nouns: ↑ beer , ↑ water , ↑ wine
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
WATER — INDEX: 1. water 2. when a lot of water covers a place that is usually dry 3. a continuous movement …
Longman Activator English vocab
TALK — See ↑ DISCUSS 1, ↑ SPEAK 1, ↑ TALK 1,2,6,18,18, ↑ TELL 9 ◆◆◆ • ↑ back talk • ↑ …
Longman Activator English vocab
TALK
Longman Activator English vocab
TALK — n. 25B6; verb I was talking to a friend : SPEAK, chat, chatter, gossip, prattle, babble, rattle on, blather; informal …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
TALK — < chat , tool , networking , messaging > A Unix program and protocol supporting conversation between two or more …
FOLDOC Computer English Dictionary
TALK
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
COOLER — A device for cooling hot liquid or air by passing air through the vanes of a heat sink. See oil …
English Dictionary of Automotive Terms
TALK — verb 1 BAD : I couldn't talk English in those days. GOOD : I couldn't speak English in those days. …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
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Большой Англо-Русский словарь
TALK — 1. сущ. 1) а) разговор; диалог; беседа I think it's time we had a talk. ≈ Я думаю, нам пора …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
COOLER — сущ. 1) прибор для охлаждения а) холодильник; отделение в холодильнике с температурой ноль градусов Syn : refrigerator б) резервуар для …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
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Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
TALK — talk.ogg 1. tɔ:k n 1. разговор, беседа straight talk - откровенный разговор, разговор начистоту idle intimate, disjointed talk - пустой …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
COOLER — n 1. см. cool1 IV + -er 2. прохладительный напиток и т. п. 3. тех. 1> холодильник 2> радиатор 3> …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
WATER — 1) вода 2) объём воды; расход 3) минеральная вода 4) обводнять 5) увлажнять ( грунт ) 6) мочить; замачивать; смачивать …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
COOLER — 1) охладитель, охлаждающий аппарат 2) камера охлаждения, остывочная 3) камера хранения охлажденных продуктов 4) холодильник 5) холодильный шкаф 6) машинист …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
WATER — 1) вода 2) объём воды; расход 3) минеральная вода 4) обводнять 5) увлажнять (грунт) 6) мочить; замачивать; смачивать 7) разбавлять водой 8) водоём 9) мн. ч. паводок; разлив • to …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
COOLER — 1) охладитель, охлаждающий аппарат 2) камера охлаждения, остывочная 3) камера хранения охлажденных продуктов 4) холодильник 5) холодильный шкаф 6) машинист холодильной установки или холодильной машины 7) …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
WATER — 1) ватерный 2) вода 3) водный 4) водовозный 5) водоналивный 6) водоперепускный 7) водоподпорный 8) водопонижающий 9) водоприемный 10) водоуказательный 11) водоумягчающий 12) водоумягчительный 13) водяной 14) гидравлический 15) мочить 16) муарировать 17) смачивать 18) споить • boiler water …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
COOLER — 1) охладитель 2) теплообменник; радиатор 3) холодильник 4) охлаждающее средство, хладагент 5) охлаждающий вентилятор • - air cooler - blow-down cooler - cascade cooler - channel cooler - cinder cooler - …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь

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