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chinwag

(ˈtʃɪnˌwæɡ)
n
informal Brit a chat or gossipy conversation
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

chin′wag`

or chin′-wag`,



v. -wagged, -wag•ging,
n. Slang. v.i.
1. to chat idly; gossip.
n.
2. an idle chat; gossiping.
[1875–80]
Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.
Translations

chinwag

[ˈtʃɪnwæg] N to have a chinwag → charlar, darle al palique
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

chinwag

[ˈtʃɪnwæg] n (British) to have a chinwag → tailler une bavette
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

chinwag

n (Brit inf) → Schwatz m (inf)
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

chinwag

[ˈtʃɪnˌwæg] n (Brit) (fam) to have a chinwag → fare una chiacchierata
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
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