chatter

(Anglès)

Noun

1. (uncountable, usually) Talk, especially meaningless or unimportant talk.
2. (uncountable, usually) The sound of talking.
3. (uncountable, usually) The vocalisations of a Eurasian magpie, Pica pica.
4. (uncountable, usually) The vocalisations of various birds or other animals.
5. (uncountable, usually) An intermittent noise, as from vibration.
6. (uncountable, usually) In national security, the degree of communication between suspect groups and individuals, used to gauge the degree of expected terrorist activity.
7. (uncountable, usually) The situation where a drill or similar tool vibrates and tears the material rather than cutting it cleanly.

Verb

1. (intransitive) To talk idly.
2. (intransitive, usually) To make a noise by rapid collisions.
3. To utter sounds which somewhat resemble language, but are inarticulate and indistinct.

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/ˈtʃætə/

Etimologia (Anglès)

Heretat de anglès mitjà: chateren

Cognat amb Saterfriesisch: tjoaterje

Cognat amb frisó occidental: tsjotterje

Cognat amb neerlandès: schateren

Cognat amb neerlandès: koeteren

Cognat amb Middle Low German: kidderen

Cognat amb alemany: kaudern

Cognat amb danès: kvidre

In summary

From Middle English chateren, from earlier cheteren, chiteren (“to twitter, chatter, jabber”), of imitative origin. Compare Saterland Frisian tjoaterje (“to chatter”), West Frisian tsjotterje (“to chatter”), Dutch schateren, schetteren (“chatter”), Dutch koeteren (“jabber”), Middle Low German kidderen (“to chatter”), German Low German queteln (“to chatter”), dialectal German kaudern (“to gobble (like a turkey)”), Danish kvidre (“to twitter, chirp”).

Conceptes

garlar

xerrar

petar

parlotejar

xerradissa

confabular-se

fer petar

xerrola

borbolla

claca

rall

xafardejar

desbarrar

xerrameca

xerramenta

Sinònims

babble

jabber

prattle

talk

🗣️

gossip

gabble

chat

rattle

gab

prate

blabber

twaddle

twitter

natter

gibber

blab

tattle

tittle-tattle

clack

piffle

cackle

palaver

talk nonsense

clatter

chattering

chitchat

jaw

idle talk

maunder

chew the fat

blather

chaffer

yap

nag

patter

speak

🗣️

chirp

converse

confabulate

click

knock

mutter

birdsong

yammer

confab

chirr

gibberish

rap

claver

visit

Traduccions

bavarder

schwatzen

babiller

charlar

Geschwätz

jacassement

chiacchierare

plaudern

babbelen

ciarlare

bavardage

plappern

φλυαρώ

papoter

schwätzen