natter

ˈnætər

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Definition of natter - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

casual conversation

Rare

idle chat or gossip

Rare

During the break, there was a lively natter among colleagues..

chatter

gab

Verb

intr.

casual talk

Rare

talk casually, especially about unimportant matters

Rare

They would often natter over coffee about their day..

chatter

gab

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natter on

talk for a long time about unimportant things

They natter on about their weekend plans for hours.

natter away

talk for a long time about unimportant things

They natter away for hours every afternoon.

have a natter

engage in casual conversation with someone

We decided to have a natter over coffee.

have a good natter

chat happily and at length in a relaxed friendly way

We sat in the café to have a good natter.

Origin of natter

German, nattern (to chatter)

Examples of natter in a sentence

A friendly natter can brighten up your day.
They like to natter during their lunch breaks.
We could hear them natter away in the next room.

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French:bavardage, bavarder, ...
German:Plauderei, plaudern, ...
Italian:chiacchierata, chiacchierare, ...
Spanish:charla, charlar, ...
Portuguese:bate-papo, tagarelar, ...
Chinese:闲谈, 唠嗑, ...
Japanese:おしゃべり, おしゃべりする, ...
Arabic:دَرْدَشَة, دَرْدَشَ, ...
Hebrew:פִּטְפּוּט, לְשׂוֹחֵחַ בְּצוּרָה לֹא רִשְׁמִית, ...
Russian:болтовня, болтать, ...
Ukrainian:балаканина, балакати, ...
Hindi:गपशप, गपशप करना, ...
Bengali:গল্পগুজব, গল্প করা, ...
Catalan:xerrameca, xerrar, ...
Czech:klábosení, klábosit, ...
Danish:sludder, sludre, ...
Dutch:geklets, kletsen, ...
Greek:κουβεντούλα, κουβεντιάζω, ...
Hungarian:csevegés, csevegni, ...
Khmer:ការជជែកលេង, ជជែកលេង, ...
Korean:수다, 수다를 떨다, ...
Persian:گپ, گپ زدن, ...
Polish:pogawędka, gawędzić, ...
Portuguese (BR):bate-papo, tagarelar, ...
Romanian:povesteală, a povesti, ...
Swedish:pratstund, prata, ...
Thai:การพูดคุย, คุยเล่น, ...
Turkish:sohbet, sohbet etmek, ...
Vietnamese:cuộc trò chuyện, tán gẫu, ...

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