"to chat" in seven languages
Meaningto chat
Spanish
charlar
/tʃaɾˈlaɾ/
other source · Italian ciarlare 'to prattle' (imitative)
Online, chatear.
French
bavarder
/bavaʁde/
other source · bavard 'talkative', from bave 'drool'
Italian
chiacchierare
/kjakkjeˈrare/
other source · imitative
Portuguese
conversar
/kõvehˈsah/
other source · Latin CONVERSĀRĪ 'to keep company with'
Bater papo is the relaxed Brazilian way to say it.
Romanian
sta de vorbă
/sta de ˈvorbə/
other source · sta 'to stay' (Latin STĀRE) + vorbă 'talk', probably of Slavic origin
Catalan
xerrar
/ʃəˈra/
other source · imitative
English
chat
/tʃæt/
native English · short for chatter, imitative
English → Italianto chatchiacchierareNot relatedDifferent sources — learn this one fresh.What English and Italian share
The story
Every language invents its own chatter: Italian chiacchierare imitates it, French bavarder is 'drooling' talk, and Spanish charlar was borrowed from Italian ciarlare.
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In a sentence
- esCharlamos durante una hora.
- frOn a bavardé pendant une heure.
- itAbbiamo chiacchierato per un'ora.
- ptConversamos por uma hora.
- roAm stat de vorbă o oră.
- caVam xerrar durant una hora.
- enWe chatted for an hour.
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