chatter

Signification (Anglais)

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.

Concepts

bavarder

babiller

jacassement

bavardage

papoter

jacasser

claquer

babil

caqueter

jaser

verbiage

cacarder

jacasserie

caquet

discuter

griot

causer

blaguer

🤣

clavardeur

bagou

parler

🗣️

péter

yack

yak

avoir la parole facile

dire des sottises

papotage

paroles inutiles

chatteur

clic

claquement

cliquer

conversation

crever

Synonymes

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

Traductions

schwatzen

charlar

plaudern

Geschwätz

chiacchierare

babbelen

ciarlare

schwätzen

praten

🗣️

plappern

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈtʃætə/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Hérité de moyen anglais: chateren

Appartenant à saterlandais: tjoaterje

Appartenant à frison occidental: tsjotterje

Appartenant à néerlandais: schateren

Appartenant à néerlandais: koeteren

Appartenant à Middle Low German: kidderen

Appartenant à allemand: kaudern

Appartenant à danois: 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”).