Conversation
21conversation — n. talk 1) to begin, strike up; carry on, have a conversation 2) to make conversation (we had little in common, and it was difficult to make conversation) 3) to bug, monitor, tap a conversation 4) to monopolize; stimulate a conversation 5) to… …
22conversation — con|ver|sa|tion W2S1 [ˌkɔnvəˈseıʃən US ˌka:nvər ] n [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: Latin conversatio, from conversari; CONVERSE1] [U and C] an informal talk in which people exchange news, feelings, and thoughts ▪ a telephone conversation …
23conversation */*/*/ — UK [ˌkɒnvə(r)ˈseɪʃ(ə)n] / US [ˌkɑnvərˈseɪʃ(ə)n] noun Word forms conversation : singular conversation plural conversations Metaphor: A conversation or discussion is like a journey, with the speakers going from one place to another. Let s go back… …
24CONVERSATION — n. f. Entretien plus ou moins familier. Entrer en conversation. être en conversation. Lier conversation. Changer de conversation. Rompre, interrompre une conversation. Reprendre la conversation où elle en était. Par forme, par manière de… …
25conversation — noun 1 (C) an informal talk in which people exchange news, feelings, and thoughts: a telephone conversation | He stood silent in the doorway, unwilling to interrupt their conversation. | have/hold a conversation: I had a long conversation with my …
26conversation — con|ver|sa|tion [ ,kanvər seıʃn ] noun *** 1. ) count a talk between two or more people, usually a private and informal one: Later in the evening, the conversation turned to politics. conversation with/between: a conversation with my… …
27Conversation —  Pour l’article homonyme, voir Conversation (logiciel).  Une conversation est un échange d informations entre au moins deux individus, portant généralement sur un sujet précis. La conversation est une forme courante de communication qui …
28conversation — [[t]kɒ̱nvə(r)se͟ɪʃ(ə)n[/t]] ♦♦♦ conversations 1) N COUNT If you have a conversation with someone, you talk with them, usually in an informal situation. He s a talkative guy, and I struck up a conversation with him... I waited for her to finish a… …
29conversation — noun he may have overheard our conversation Syn: discussion, talk, chat, gossip, tête à tête, heart to heart, exchange, dialogue; informal confab, jaw, chitchat, chinwag, gabfest; formal confabulation, colloquy •• conversation, chat, colloquy,… …
30conversation — nf. ; dialogue, discussion : KONVARSACHON (Albanais 001, Annecy, Vaulx), konvèrsachon (Giettaz, Montagny Bozel 026). E. : Continuer. A1) v. , changer de conversation : vri folyè <tourner feuillet> (Saxel 002), vrî la konvarsachon… …
