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1 gossip
n. skvaller; skvallerbytta--------v. skvallra, springa med skvaller* * *['ɡosip] 1. noun1) (talk about other people's affairs, not always truthful: I never pay any attention to gossip.) skvaller2) (a chat: She dropped in for a cup of coffee and a gossip.) pratstund, småpratande3) (a person who listens to and passes on gossip: She's a dreadful gossip.) pratmakare, skvallerkärring2. verb1) (to pass on gossip.) skvallra2) (to chat.) småprata, kallprata•- gossipy- gossip column -
2 talk
n. samtal; pratstund; snack, skvaller; förhandlingar; föredrag--------v. tala; uttrycka* * *[to:k] 1. verb1) (to speak; to have a conversation or discussion: We talked about it for hours; My parrot can talk (= imitate human speech).) tala, prata2) (to gossip: You can't stay here - people will talk!) prata, skvallra3) (to talk about: They spent the whole time talking philosophy.) tala (prata) om2. noun1) ((sometimes in plural) a conversation or discussion: We had a long talk about it; The Prime Ministers met for talks on their countries' economic problems.) pratstund, samtal2) (a lecture: The doctor gave us a talk on family health.) föredrag3) (gossip: Her behaviour causes a lot of talk among the neighbours.) skvaller4) (useless discussion; statements of things a person says he will do but which will never actually be done: There's too much talk and not enough action.) prat, snack•- talking book
- talking head
- talking-point
- talk show
- talking-to
- talk back
- talk big
- talk down to
- talk someone into / out of doing
- talk into / out of doing
- talk someone into / out of
- talk into / out of
- talk over
- talk round
- talk sense/nonsense
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3 rumour
n. rykte, skvaller, hörsägen* * *['ru:mə]1) (a piece of news or a story passed from person to person, which may not be true: I heard a rumour that you had got a new job.) rykte2) (general talk or gossip: Don't listen to rumour.) rykte, skvaller -
4 scandal
n. skandal; skvallerhistorier, anstötligt skvaller* * *['skændl]1) (something that is considered shocking or disgraceful: The price of such food is a scandal.) skandal2) (an outburst of public indignation caused by something shocking or disgraceful: Her love affair caused a great scandal amongst the neighbours; They kept the matter secret, in order to avoid a scandal.) skandal3) (gossip: all the latest scandal.) skvaller, skandalhistorier•- scandalise
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5 snippet
n. avklippt bit; småbitar, stumpar* * *[-pit]noun (a little piece, especially of information, gossip etc: a snippet of news.) fragment, lösryckt stycke
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gossip column — noun The newspaper column written by a gossip writer • • • Main Entry: ↑gossip * * * ˈgossip column [gossip column gossip columnist] noun a piece of writing in a newspaper about social events … Useful english dictionary
gossip — noun 1》 casual conversation or unsubstantiated reports about other people. 2》 chiefly derogatory a person who likes talking about other people s private lives. verb (gossips, gossiping, gossiped) engage in gossip. Derivatives gossiper noun… … English new terms dictionary
gossip column — noun a section of a newspaper devoted to gossip about well known people. Derivatives gossip columnist noun … English new terms dictionary
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gossip — gos|sip1 [ gasıp ] noun 1. ) uncount conversation about unimportant subjects, especially people s private lives: One day Sam heard an interesting piece of gossip. I never listen to office gossip. a ) singular an occasion on which people gossip:… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
