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conversation British & World English

a talk, especially an informal one, between two or more people, in which news and ideas are exchanged

make conversation in conversation British & World English

talk for the sake of politeness without having anything to say

conversation piece British & World English

a painting of a genre in which groups of figures are posed in a landscape or domestic setting, popular especially in the 18th century

conversation-stopper British & World English

a remark which is so surprising or embarrassing that it is difficult to find a polite reply

criminal conversation British & World English

adultery, especially as formerly constituting grounds for the recovery of legal damages by a husband from his wife’s adulterous partner

conversation English-French

conversation f

conversation English-German

Unterhaltung

conversation English-Italian

conversazione f

conversation English-Spanish

conversación

conversation French-English

conversation

monopolize the conversation in monopolize English-German

den/die anderen nicht zu Wort kommen lassen

avoir de la conversation in conversation French-English

to be a good conversationalist

to be deep in conversation in deep English-French

être en grande conversation

orienter la conversation sur in orienter French-English

to bring the conversation around to

to engage sb in conversation in engage English-French

engager la conversation avec qn

engage somebody in conversation in engage English-Italian

fare conversazione con qualcuno

they were making polite conversation in polite English-Spanish

conversaban tratando de ser agradables

to keep/lose track of the conversation in track1 English-Spanish

seguir*/perder* el hilo de la conversación