to talk, converse, chat; conversation ☊ 
trò chuyện 
chat like: trò chuyện → →
sich mit jemandem unterhalten ☊ 
trò chuyện với ai đó ☊ 
和某人聊天， 与某人交谈 ☊ hé mǒurén liáotiān, yǔ mǒurén jiāotán sich mit jemandem unterhalten ☊ trò chuyện với ai đó ☊ ☊ Sie unterhalten sich über unterschiedliche Länder und Kulturen. ☊ Họ trò chuyện về những đất nước và các nền văn hóa khác nhau. ☊ (Lektion 15, Nr. 160) Wir können uns auch mal nett unterhalten. ☊ Chúng ta cũng có thể cùng trò chuyện vui vẻ. ☊ (Lektion 60, Nr. 852) a brief visit/meeting/conversation ☊ brief ☊
chat (to/with sb): My kids spend hours chatting on the phone to their friends. ☊ chat ☊
chat away (to/with sb): Within minutes of being introduced they were chatting away like old friends. ☊ chat ☊
chat about sth/sb: What were you chatting about? ☊ chat ☊
I just called in for a chat. ☊ chat ☊
a chatty, cheerful letter ☊ cheerful ☊
The subject came up in conversation. ☊ come up ☊
a telephone conversation ☊ conversation ☊
I had a long conversation with her the other day. ☊ conversation ☊
The main topic of conversation was the likely outcome of the election. ☊ conversation ☊
The conversation turned to gardening. ☊ conversation ☊
I tried to make conversation (= to speak in order to appear polite). ☊ conversation ☊
Desperately he struggled to keep the conversation going. ☊ conversation ☊
I see no point in continuing this conversation. ☊ conversation ☊
She tried to steer the conversation away from the topic of marriage. ☊ conversation ☊
He felt a sudden alarm at the turn the conversation was taking. ☊ conversation ☊
He tended to dominate the conversation. ☊ dominate ☊
They were engaged in conversation. ☊ engaged ☊
fall into sth: I had fallen into conversation with a man on the train. ☊ fall ☊
a gap in the conversation ☊ gap ☊
Introductions were made and the conversation started to flow. ☊ introduction ☊
The topic arose naturally in the conversation. ☊ naturally ☊
She was chatting away, nineteen to the dozen. ☊ talk, etc. nineteen to the dozen ☊
David waited for a pause in the conversation so he could ask his question. ☊ pause ☊
I don't know how to make polite conversation. ☊ polite ☊
a private conversation ☊ private ☊
relationship (to sth): This comment bore no relationship to the subject of our conversation. ☊ relationship ☊
'Can I speak to Susan?' 'Speaking.' (= at the beginning of a telephone conversation) ☊ speak ☊
an unpleasant subject of conversation ☊ subject ☊
Trust you to lower the tone of the conversation (= for example by telling a rude joke). ☊ tone ☊
They chatted for a while. ☊ while ☊