noun🔗ShareCommère, potineuseSomeone who likes to talk about other people's private or personal business."Be careful what you say to him: he’s a bit of a gossip."Fais attention à ce que tu lui dis : c'est une vraie commère.characterpersonhumancommunicationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePotins, comméragesIdle talk about someone’s private or personal matters, especially someone not present."According to the latest gossip, their relationship is on the rocks."Selon les derniers potins, leur relation bat de l'aile.communicationsocietyhumanpersoncharacterentertainmentmediaattitudeactionlanguageChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePotins, comméragesIdle conversation in general."The break room was filled with gossips about who might get promoted. "La salle de repos était remplie de potins sur qui pourrait être promu.communicationsocietylanguagehumancharacterpersonChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePotins, ragotsA genre in contemporary media, usually focused on the personal affairs of celebrities."a gossip blog"un blog de potinsmediaentertainmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareParrain, marraineA sponsor; a godfather or godmother; the godparent of one's child.""My baby's gossips visited us yesterday to celebrate her baptism." "Les parrains de mon bébé nous ont rendu visite hier pour célébrer son baptême.familyreligionritualpersonChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareConnaissance, amiA familiar acquaintance."The old women at the park are not really friends; they are just gossips who meet daily to share rumors. "Les vieilles femmes du parc ne sont pas vraiment amies ; ce sont juste des connaissances qui se rencontrent quotidiennement pour partager des rumeurs.personhumancommunicationgroupChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareParrain, marraineTitle used with the name of one's child's godparent or of a friend.""I'm inviting Gossips Mary and Gossips John to my daughter's birthday party; they are her godparents, after all." "J'invite le parrain et la marraine, Mary et John, à l'anniversaire de ma fille ; après tout, ce sont ses parrain et marraine.familycommunicationculturetraditionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareBavarder, cancanerTo talk about someone else's private or personal business, especially in a manner that spreads the information.""The girls often gossips about their classmates' relationships during lunch break." "Les filles bavardent souvent sur les relations de leurs camarades de classe pendant la pause déjeuner.communicationwordhumanactioncharactersocietyentertainmentmediaChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Sharebavarder, cancanerTo talk idly."The students often gossip about their teachers in the cafeteria. "Les élèves bavardent souvent sur leurs professeurs à la cafétéria.communicationentertainmenthumanactionwordsocietyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareÊtre parrain de, tenir sur les fonts baptismauxTo stand godfather to; to provide godparents for."Because both parents were seriously ill, the kind village elder gossips all the newborn babies in the small, isolated community. "Parce que les deux parents étaient gravement malades, le gentil ancien du village a été le parrain de tous les nouveau-nés dans la petite communauté isolée.familyreligionritualChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareFaire la fête, s'amuserTo enjoy oneself during festivities, to make merry."After a long week of exams, the students gossiped and celebrated their hard work with pizza and music. "Après une longue semaine d'examens, les étudiants ont fait la fête et célébré leur dur labeur avec de la pizza et de la musique.entertainmentholidayeventactioncultureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
