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Smalltalk machen / halten

to make small talk

Türkçe: havadan sudan konuşmak

Noun
der Smalltalk m.
Verb
halten
Topic
Kommunikation
Register
Neutral, everyday register

In a sentence

Which form of halten fills the gap?

Vor dem Meeting ____ die Kollegen ein bisschen Smalltalk über das Wetter.

Show the full sentence

Vor dem Meeting machten die Kollegen ein bisschen Smalltalk über das Wetter.

How it is used

Means 'to make small talk'. Neutral, everyday register. Use at work, at parties or while waiting: 'Wir haben nur ein bisschen Smalltalk gemacht.' Duden also accepts the spelling 'Small Talk' and the neuter article 'das'.

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