conversationally


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con·ver·sa·tion

(kŏn′vər-sā′shən)
n.
1. The exchange of thoughts and feelings by means of speech or sign language: gifted in the art of conversation.
2. An instance of this: held a long conversation on the subject.
con′ver·sa′tion·al adj.
con′ver·sa′tion·al·ly adv.
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Adv. 1. conversationally - with the use of colloquial expressions; "this building is colloquially referred to as The Barn"
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conversationally

[ˌkɒnvəˈseɪʃnəlɪ] ADV → en tono familiar
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

conversationally

[ˌkɒnvərˈseɪʃənəli] adv [say, ask] → sur le ton de la conversation conversation class n → cours m de conversation
a French conversation class → un cours de conversation française conversation piece n → objet m qui suscite des commentaires
Make your table a conversation piece by adding a strip of fairy lights down the middle → En faisant courir une rangée de bougies le long de votre table, vous susciterez les commentaires admiratifs de vos invités.
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

conversationally

adv write → im Plauderton
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

conversationally

[ˌkɒnvəˈseɪʃn/əlɪ] adv "lovely day", he said conversationally → "bella giornata", ha detto per fare conversazione
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
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The girls were too nervous to find words, and neither the ancient ladies nor the china dogs seemed conversationally inclined.
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Conversationally they were a spent force after they had asked Mr Williams how his rheumatism was.
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He felt then, for the instant, quite ready to sacrifice his aunt, conversationally; to admit that she was a proud, rude woman, and to declare that they needn't mind her.
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Conversationally, I want to know exactly where he's at.
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