Causerie — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

light informal conversation for social occasions

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˌɑːzməɡɹˈæfɪkəl/

🇬🇧British English

/klˈɔːɹeɪts/

🇮🇳Indian English

/klˈɔːɹeɪts/

2 syllables Say it as /kˌɑːzməɡɹˈæfɪkəl/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

gossip chin-wagging chitchat chit chat small talk chin-wag gab chit-chat tittle-tattle chin wag gabfest chin wagging

Word Forms

chitchat	verb	talk socially without exchanging too much information
gabby	adjective	full of trivial conversation
gossipy	adjective	prone to friendly informal communication
gossip	verb	talk socially without exchanging too much information
tittle-tattle	verb	speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Ursache

leichte, informelle Unterhaltung für gesellschaftliche Anlässe

🇪🇸Spanish

charla

conversación informal ligera para ocasiones sociales

🇮🇹Italian

causarie

conversazione informale e leggera per occasioni sociali

🇳🇱Dutch

oorzaakrie

licht informeel gesprek voor sociale gelegenheden

🇵🇹Portuguese

causa

conversa informal leve para ocasiões sociais

🇷🇺Russian

причинение вреда

легкая неформальная беседа для светских мероприятий

India

🇮🇳Hindi

कॉज़री

सामाजिक अवसरों के लिए हल्की अनौपचारिक बातचीत

🇧🇩Bengali

কারণ

সামাজিক অনুষ্ঠানের জন্য হালকা অনানুষ্ঠানিক কথোপকথন

🇮🇳Tamil

தலையணை

சமூக சந்தர்ப்பங்களுக்கான இலகுவான முறைசாரா உரையாடல்

🇮🇳Telugu

కాజ్రీ

సామాజిక సందర్భాలలో తేలికపాటి అనధికారిక సంభాషణ

🇮🇳Marathi

कारण

सामाजिक प्रसंगांसाठी हलके अनौपचारिक संभाषण

🇮🇳Gujarati

કારણ

સામાજિક પ્રસંગો માટે હળવી અનૌપચારિક વાતચીત

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕಾಸ್ಸೆರಿ

ಸಾಮಾಜಿಕ ಸಂದರ್ಭಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಲಘು ಅನೌಪಚಾರಿಕ ಸಂಭಾಷಣೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

കോസറി

സാമൂഹിക അവസരങ്ങൾക്കായി ലഘുവായ അനൗപചാരിക സംഭാഷണം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਕਾਰਨਰ

ਸਮਾਜਿਕ ਮੌਕਿਆਂ ਲਈ ਹਲਕੀ ਗੈਰ ਰਸਮੀ ਗੱਲਬਾਤ

🇵🇰Urdu

کازری

سماجی مواقع کے لیے ہلکی غیر رسمی گفتگو

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

原因

社交场合的轻松非正式对话

🇯🇵Japanese

しゃべり

社交の場での軽いカジュアルな会話

🇰🇷Korean

원인

사교 행사를 위한 가벼운 비공식 대화

🇻🇳Vietnamese

nguyên nhân

cuộc trò chuyện thân mật nhẹ nhàng cho các dịp xã hội

🇹🇭Thai

สาเหตุ

การสนทนาแบบไม่เป็นทางการเบาๆ สำหรับโอกาสทางสังคม

🇮🇩Indonesian

penyebab

percakapan informal ringan untuk acara sosial

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

سببي

محادثة غير رسمية خفيفة للمناسبات الاجتماعية

🇮🇷Persian

اسباب کشی

مکالمه غیر رسمی سبک برای مناسبت های اجتماعی

🇹🇷Turkish

nedensellik

sosyal durumlar için hafif resmi olmayan konuşma

🇮🇱Hebrew

קאזורי

שיחה לא רשמית קלה לאירועים חברתיים

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