Vocabulary
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Smalltalk
/ˈsmɔːltɔːk/· noun· Pl. —
small talk
At the coffee machine, before a meeting, at parties — the light conversation before the real one.
CEFR B2Frequency ●●●●●
Your memory
New
Learning
Familiar
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Forms
- Singular
- der Smalltalk
- Plural
- —
- Genitiv
- des Smalltalks
- auch
- der Small Talk
One word, many lives
Tap a meaning. Real German isn't a dictionary translation.
Smalltalk
light, polite conversation
Nach ein bisschen Smalltalk ging es um das Projekt.
After a bit of small talk we got to the project.
Word family
Smalltalkdas Smalltalk-Themaa small-talk topicder Smalltalk-Kniggesmall-talk etiquette guide
Common combinations
- Smalltalk machento make small talk
- ein bisschen Smalltalka bit of small talk
- beim Smalltalkduring small talk
Similar & opposite
≈ Synonyms
die Plaudereidas Geplauder
Common learner mistakes
- Ich mache einen Smalltalk.Ich mache Smalltalk.Smalltalk is uncountable — no article: Smalltalk machen.
Real examples
- Smalltalk fällt mir auf Deutsch noch schwer.Small talk in German is still hard for me.
- Beim Smalltalk redet man gern über das Wetter.In small talk people like to talk about the weather.
- Nach fünf Minuten Smalltalk kam sie zur Sache.After five minutes of small talk she got down to business.
