See chit-chat in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"sense": "to engage in small talk",
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"code": "da",
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"sense": "to engage in small talk",
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"sense": "to engage in small talk",
"word": "over koetjes en kalfjes praten"
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"sense": "to engage in small talk",
"word": "jutustella"
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"code": "fr",
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"word": "blablater"
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{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to engage in small talk",
"word": "parler de la pluie et du beau temps"
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{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to engage in small talk",
"word": "parler de tout et de rien"
},
{
"code": "fr",
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"sense": "to engage in small talk",
"word": "tailler une bavette"
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"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "to engage in small talk",
"word": "parolar"
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"code": "de",
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"sense": "to engage in small talk",
"word": "über Gott und die Welt reden"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to engage in small talk",
"word": "cseveg"
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"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to engage in small talk",
"word": "pletykál"
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"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to engage in small talk",
"word": "gawędzić"
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"lang": "Portuguese",
"note": "(informal)",
"sense": "to engage in small talk",
"word": "tagarelar"
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"roman": "boltátʹ",
"sense": "to engage in small talk",
"word": "болта́ть"
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"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "ljasy točitʹ",
"sense": "to engage in small talk",
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"word": "лясы точить"
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"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to engage in small talk",
"word": "cotillear"
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"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to engage in small talk",
"word": "charlotear"
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"sense": "to engage in small talk",
"word": "småprata"
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"word": "chit-chat"
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