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gossips

/ˈɡɒsɪps/

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noun

Klatschbase, Tratschtante

Someone who likes to talk about other people's private or personal business.

Examples :

"Be careful what you say to him: he’s a bit of a gossip."

Sei vorsichtig, was du ihm erzählst: Er ist eine kleine Klatschbase.

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noun

Klatsch, Tratsch

Idle talk about someone’s private or personal matters, especially someone not present.

Examples :

"According to the latest gossip, their relationship is on the rocks."

Dem neuesten Klatsch zufolge steht ihre Beziehung vor dem Aus.

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noun

Klatsch, Tratsch

Idle conversation in general.

Examples :

"The break room was filled with gossips about who might get promoted. "

Der Pausenraum war voller Klatsch und Tratsch darüber, wer befördert werden könnte.

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noun

Klatsch, Tratsch

A genre in contemporary media, usually focused on the personal affairs of celebrities.

Examples :

"a gossip blog"

ein Klatsch-Blog

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noun

Pate, Patin

A sponsor; a godfather or godmother; the godparent of one's child.

Examples :

""My baby's gossips visited us yesterday to celebrate her baptism." "

Die Paten meines Babys haben uns gestern besucht, um ihre Taufe zu feiern.

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noun

Bekannter, Vertrauter

A familiar acquaintance.

Examples :

"The old women at the park are not really friends; they are just gossips who meet daily to share rumors. "

Die alten Frauen im Park sind nicht wirklich Freunde; sie sind nur Bekannte, die sich täglich treffen, um Gerüchte auszutauschen.

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noun

Pate, Patin

Title used with the name of one's child's godparent or of a friend.

Examples :

""I'm inviting Gossips Mary and Gossips John to my daughter's birthday party; they are her godparents, after all." "

Ich lade die Paten Mary und John zu der Geburtstagsparty meiner Tochter ein; schließlich sind sie ihre Paten.

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verb

Tratschen, klatschen

To talk about someone else's private or personal business, especially in a manner that spreads the information.

Examples :

""The girls often gossips about their classmates' relationships during lunch break." "

Die Mädchen tratschen oft über die Beziehungen ihrer Klassenkameraden in der Mittagspause.

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verb

tratschen, klatschen

Examples :

"The students often gossip about their teachers in the cafeteria. "

Die Schüler tratschen oft über ihre Lehrer in der Cafeteria.

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verb

Pate stehen, Taufpate sein

To stand godfather to; to provide godparents for.

Examples :

"Because both parents were seriously ill, the kind village elder gossips all the newborn babies in the small, isolated community. "

Weil beide Eltern schwer krank waren, standen der freundliche Dorfälteste allen Neugeborenen in der kleinen, abgelegenen Gemeinde Pate.

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verb

Sich vergnügen, feiern

To enjoy oneself during festivities, to make merry.

Examples :

"After a long week of exams, the students gossiped and celebrated their hard work with pizza and music. "

Nach einer langen Prüfungswoche vergnügten sich die Schüler und feierten ihre harte Arbeit mit Pizza und Musik.

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