ざつだん

[雑談] idle ［small］ talk

【U】

chat

【C】

chitchat

【U】《略式》雑談；うわさ話∥ engage in chitchat 雑談を始める.

◇→雑談する

雑談
chatting
idle talk

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ざつだん【雑談】

idle ［small］ talk

〖U〗

chat

〖C〗

chitchat

〖U〗《略式》雑談；うわさ話

engage in chitchat 雑談を始める.

◇ → 雑談する

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ざつだん【雑談】

idle [small] talk; (a) chat; chitchat; (idle) gossip; gossiping; tattle; tittle-tattle; desultory conversation.

～する chat; have a chat; gossip; tattle; tittle-tattle; engage in [make] idle [small] talk 《with…》; 《俗》 have a chinwag.

●コーヒーを飲みながら雑談する chat over a cup of coffee.

●雑談に時を過ごす pass [spend] (the) time gossiping [in small talk]

・〔取り調べ中, 容疑者が調べに応じず〕雑談に応じる respond to small talk (but not to direct questioning).

●彼との雑談の中で, 私は彼の意外な一面を知った. During my little talk with him I discovered a surprising side to him.

●雑談を始める start up a chat 《with…》; fall into conversation 《with…》.