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chat·ter·box

(chăt′ər-bŏks′)
n.
An extremely talkative person.
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chatterbox

(ˈtʃætəˌbɒks)
n
informal a person who talks constantly, esp about trivial matters
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chat•ter•box

(ˈtʃæt ərˌbɒks)

n.
a talkative person.
[1765–75]
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Noun 1. [画像:chatterbox - orchid growing along streams or ponds of western North America having leafy stems and 1 greenish-brown and pinkish flower in the axil of each upper leaf]chatterbox - orchid growing along streams or ponds of western North America having leafy stems and 1 greenish-brown and pinkish flower in the axil of each upper leaf
Epipactis, genus Epipactis - genus of hardy orchids with leafy-bracted racemes of greenish or purplish irregular flowers
helleborine - any of various orchids of the genus Epipactis
2. [画像:chatterbox - an obnoxious and foolish and loquacious talker]chatterbox - an obnoxious and foolish and loquacious talker
speaker, talker, verbaliser, verbalizer, utterer - someone who expresses in language; someone who talks (especially someone who delivers a public speech or someone especially garrulous); "the speaker at commencement"; "an utterer of useful maxims"
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chatterbox

(Informal)
noun chatterer, gossip, babbler, prattler, natterer, blather, blether (Scot.) My five-year-old daughter's a real little chatterbox.
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Translations
ثَرْثار، كَثيرُ الكَلام
povídálektlachal
sludrechatol
hölösuulörpöttelijälörppö
csacsogólocsifecsiszélkelepszószátyár
skrafskjóîa
táradlo
çalçenegeveze

chatterbox

[ˈtʃætəbɒks] chatterer [ˈtʃætərəʳ] Ncharlatán/ana m/f, parlanchín/ina m/f, platicón/ona m/f (Mex)
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chatterbox

[ˈtʃætərbɒks] nmoulin m à paroles, babillard(e) m/fchattering classes [ˌtʃætərɪŋˈklɑːsɪz] npl (pejorative) the chattering classes → les intellos mpl
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chatterbox

nQuasselstrippe f (inf)
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chatterbox

[ˈtʃætəˌbɒks] n (fam) → chiacchierone/a
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chatter

(ˈtʃӕtə) verb
1. to talk quickly and noisily about unimportant things. The children chattered among themselves. klets يُثَرْثِر بِصَوْتٍ عالٍ дърдоря tagarelar brebentit, štěbetat schwatzen knævre løs φλυαρώ για πράγματα ασήμαντα chacharear, parlotear vadistama تند و پی در پی سخن گفتن jaaritella jacasser לְפַטפֵּט बकबक करना brbljati fecseg mengoceh þvaðra, masa ciarlare ぺちゃぺちゃしゃべる 재잘거리다 taukšti pļāpāt berceloteh babbelen skravle, plapre, snakke i ett kjør trajkotać خبرې، هغه خبرې چه بى فكره ژرژر كيږى: دغاښو چيچل: دزامې كړپېار (دسړو په اثر tagarelar a flecări болтать rapotať, trkotať, brblať klepetati, brbljati čavrljati pladdra, prata พูดพล่าม gürültüyle konuşmak 喋喋不休,嘮嘮叨叨 щебетати, цокотіти فضول موضوعات پر تہز تیز باتیں کرنا nói huyên thuyên 喋喋不休,唠唠叨叨
2. (of teeth) to knock together with the cold etc. teeth chattering with terror. klappertand تَصْطَكُّ الأسْنان тракам bater jektat (zuby) klappern klapre χτυπώ από το κρύο (γα δόνια) castañetear lõgisema به هم خوردن دندان ها kalista claquer לִנקוֹש कटकटाना cvokotati zubima vacog gemeletuk glamra battere がちがちと音を立てる (추위로) 이빨이 덜덜 떨리다 barškėti klabēt gelatukan klapperen klapre dzwonić د غاښو چیچل bater a clănţăni стучать drkotať, klepať sa šklepetati cvokotati skallra, hacka กระทบกันเมื่อรู้สึกหนาว tıkırdamak (牙齒)打顫 клацати دانت بجنا tiếng lập cập (牙齿)打战
noun
rapid, noisy talk. childish chatter. geklets ثَرْثَرَه، هَذْر брътвеж tagarelice štěbetání das Geschwätz knævren løs φλυαρία cháchara, parloteo jutuvadin صحبت تند و پی در پی pulina jacassement פטפוט तेजी से जल्दी-जल्दी बातें करना brbljanje karattyolás ocehan skvaldur ciarlio ��しゃべり 재잘거림 tauškesys pļāpāšana berceloteh gebabbel skravling paplanina خبرې، هغه خبرې چه بى فكره ژرژر كيږى: دغاښو چيچل: دزامې كړپېار (دسړو په اثر tagarelice fle­căreală болтовня rapotanie, táranie brbljanje čavrljanje pladder, snatter การพูดเรื่อยเปื่อย gürültülü konuşma 喋喋不休 щебетання, цокотіння تیز شوری بھری گفتگو sự nói huyên thuyên 喋喋不休
ˈchatterbox noun
a talkative person. kletskous ثَرْثار، كَثيرُ الكَلام кречетало tagarela povídálek, tlachal das Plappermaul sludrechatol πολυλογάς parlanchín, charlatán latatara وراج؛ پر حرف lörppö moulin à paroles פטפטן बक्की, गप्पी brbljavac csacsogó, szószátyár pengoceh skrafskjóða chiacchierone おしゃべりな人 수다쟁이 plepys pļāpa orang yang suka berceloteh kletskous skravlebøtte gaduła ګپاوو، ډېر ږغيدونكى، پرخپلو خبرو مين tagarela gură-spartă болтун táradlo klepetulja brbljivac pratkvarn, pratmakare คนที่พูดไม่หยุด geveze, çalçene 喋喋不休的人 балакун, цокотун باتونی شخص người ba hoa 喋喋不休的人
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He found this easy, since she turned out to be an agreeable chatterbox with an amusing tongue.
"Dear me; what a chatterbox you're getting to be, Unc," remarked the Magician, who was pleased with the compliment.
Nay, nay, Sancho friend, keep clear, oh, keep clear of these stumbling-blocks; for he who falls into the way of being a chatterbox and droll, drops into a wretched buffoon the first time he trips; bridle thy tongue, consider and weigh thy words before they escape thy mouth, and bear in mind we are now in quarters whence, by God's help, and the strength of my arm, we shall come forth mightily advanced in fame and fortune."
He and the innocent chatterbox whom I met on the Swiss lake are the most unique and interesting specimens of Young America I came across during my foreign tramping.
He looks pale enough; and that abominable chatterbox, Evgenie Pavlovitch, monopolizes the whole of the conversation.
It was this officious refugee,' said Jeremiah to Mrs Clennam, 'who came knocking at the door on the night when Arthur and Chatterbox were here, and who asked me a whole Catechism of questions about Mr Blandois.'
Mind you take great care of my little chatterbox, Mr.
It is quite a relief to have, sitting opposite, that little girl of fifteen with the loquacious chin: who, to do her justice, acts up to it, and fully identifies nature's handwriting, for of all the small chatterboxes that ever invaded the repose of drowsy ladies' cabin, she is the first and foremost.
These flattering observations were by no means displeasing to the princess, but as she did not wish to betray her own feelings she merely said, "You are all a set of chatterboxes; go back to bed, and let me sleep."
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Sen traced back the data to a company in India called 'Chtrbox (Chatterbox Technologies Private Limited)'.
I've got to slow myself down, haven't I?" Singer Gabrielle admits she is a chatterbox "I didn't make the world.

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