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bavardage

/bævɑːrˈdɑːʒ/ /bɑːvɑːrˈdɑːʒ/

Meanings
noun
Chatter, banter

Examples :

""The students' bavardage filled the classroom before the teacher arrived." "
communication language entertainment

Related Words

Illustration students

students noun

/ˈstjuːdn̩ts/ /ˈstudn̩ts/

A person who studies or learns about a particular subject.

"He is a student of life."

Illustration chatter

chatter noun

/ˈtʃætə/ /ˈtʃætɚ/

Talk, especially meaningless or unimportant talk.

"The children's chatter about the new video game filled the classroom. "

Illustration classroom

classroom noun

/ˈklɑːsɹʊm/

A room, often in a school, where classes take place

"The children were excited to go to their classroom in the morning. "

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arrived verb

/əˈɹaɪvd/

To reach; to get to a certain place.

"He arrived home for two days."

Illustration teacher

teacher noun

/ˈtiːt͡ʃə/ /ˈtit͡ʃɚ/

A person who teaches, especially one employed in a school.

"My daughter's teacher is very kind and helpful. "

Illustration filled

filled verb

/fɪld/

To occupy fully, to take up all of.

"The teacher filled the bottle with water. "

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the adverb

/ði/ /ˈðiː/

With a comparative or with more and a verb phrase, establishes a correlation with one or more other such comparatives.

"It looks weaker and weaker, the more I think about it."

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before adverb

/bɪˈfɔː/ /biˈfɔɹ/

At an earlier time.

"Before dinner, I finished my homework. "

Illustration banter

banter noun

/ˈbæntə/ /ˈbæntɚ/

Sharp, good-humoured, playful, typically spontaneous conversation.

"The students had a lot of good-natured banter during their lunch break. "