Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

chitchat

French translation:

bavardage

Added to glossary by Thomas T. Frost
Sep 20, 2014 13:15
9 yrs ago
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English term

chit chat

Non-PRO English to French Other IT (Information Technology) New tablets and laptops
• Regarding the claim that XXXX can talk.
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Like XXXX, XXX is a digital personal assistant who can respond to voice commands with speech of her own. In addition to responses to direct questions and commands, XXX can also speak in response to miscellaneous user input or chit chat.
Change log

Sep 20, 2014 16:09: Germaine changed "Level" from "PRO" to "Non-PRO"

Sep 21, 2014 07:37: Emanuela Galdelli changed "Term asked" from " chit chat." to " chit chat"

Sep 25, 2014 15:06: Irène Guinez changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/1068083">Irène Guinez's</a> old entry - " chit chat"" to ""bavardage""

Sep 25, 2014 15:19: Thomas T. Frost changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/1068083">Irène Guinez's</a> old entry - " chit chat"" to ""bavardage""

Votes to reclassify question as PRO/non-PRO:

Non-PRO (3): GILLES MEUNIER, AmbelyTrad, Germaine

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Proposed translations

+6
19 mins
English term (edited): chitchat
Selected

bavardage

I don't quite see where the difficulty with this term is. A dictionnaire can provide the answer.
Peer comment(s):

agree GILLES MEUNIER : http://www.wordreference.com/enfr/chitchat
15 mins
Merci. J'aurais mis qq chose comme discussion/commentaires/remarques/expressions divers(es) à la place de 'miscellaneous user input' mais je ne suis pas sûr comment mieux le dire.
agree surbeg
1 hr
Merci
agree AmbelyTrad
2 hrs
Merci
agree Jean-Claude Gouin
4 hrs
Merci
agree TB CommuniCAT
7 hrs
Merci
agree Annie Rigler
18 hrs
Merci
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
34 mins
English term (edited): chit chat.

le chitchat

Les enquêtes menées par la société ont montré que 40 % des interactions impliquaient du chitchat.

http://dailygeekshow.com/2014/07/13/cortana-imitation-humain...

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Note added at 38 mins (2014-09-20 13:53:40 GMT)
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I don't think we can use "bavarder" here...
Peer comment(s):

neutral Jean-Claude Gouin : Le chit chat, c'est du bavardage ...
4 hrs
Merci, 1045 :)
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+1
1 hr
English term (edited): chit chat.

faire la conversation / faire un brin de conversation

Je tournerais la phrase pour utiliser cette expression qui me semble être du même registre.
Peer comment(s):

agree Jean-Claude Gouin
3 hrs
:-)
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