chatter

chatter
1. intransitive verb
1) schwatzen
2) (rattle) [Zähne:] klappern

his teeth chattered — er klapperte mit den Zähnen

2. noun
1) Schwatzen, das
2) (of teeth) Klappern, das
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[' ætə] 1. verb
1) (to talk quickly and noisily about unimportant things: The children chattered among themselves.) schwatzen
2) ((of teeth) to knock together with the cold etc: teeth chattering with terror.) klappern
2. noun
(rapid, noisy talk: childish chatter.) das Geschwätz
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chat·ter
[ˈtʃætəʳ, AM -t̬ɚ]
I. n Geschwätz nt
\chatter of birds [Vogel]gezwitscher nt
idle \chatter Geplapper nt oft pej fam, Geschnatter nt pej fam
II. vi
to \chatter [about sth] [über etw akk] plaudern [o bes SÜDD, ÖSTERR schwätzen]
to \chatter away endlos schwätzen bes SÜDD, ÖSTERR, drauflos quasseln oft pej fam
to \chatter on about sth unentwegt über etw akk reden
2. (make clacking noises) teeth klappern; machines knattern; birds zwitschern
3.
the \chattering classes BRIT (pej fam) das Bildungsbürgertum
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['tʃtə(r)]
1. n
(of person) Geschwätz nt, Geplapper nt; (of birds, monkeys) Geschnatter nt
2. vi
(person) schwatzen, schwätzen (esp S Ger), plappern; (birds, monkeys) schnattern; (teeth) klappern
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chatter [ˈtʃætə(r)]
A v/i
1. schnattern (Affen), krächzen (Elstern etc)
2. schnattern:
a) schwatzen, plappern
b) klappern:
his teeth were chattering with cold er klapperte vor Kälte mit den Zähnen
3. rattern, klappern (Blech etc)
4. plätschern
B v/t (daher)plappern
C s
1. Geschnatter n, Geplapper n, Geschwätz n
2. Klappern n, Rattern n
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1. intransitive verb
1) schwatzen
2) (rattle) [Zähne:] klappern

his teeth chattered — er klapperte mit den Zähnen

2. noun
1) Schwatzen, das
2) (of teeth) Klappern, das
* * *
(electricity) n.
Kontaktprellen n. n.
Geplapper n. v.
klappern v.
plappern v.
schnattern v.
schwatzen v.

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