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bavardage

chatter, gossip

noun bah-var-DAHZH Rare

Usage Note

Bavardage denotes idle talk or gossip and carries a mildly negative connotation of wasting time with trivial conversation. The related verb bavarder means 'to chat'. A habitual chatterer is a bavard (m) or bavarde (f).

Examples

"Le professeur punit les élèves pour leurs bavardages."

Natural Translation

The teacher punished the students for their chattering.

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