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shmooze

/ʃmuːz/

Tradução: Substantivo de origem iídiche que designa uma conversa calorosa, amigável e íntima, muitas vezes com o objetivo de criar laços ou obter vantagens sociais., Verbo que significa conversar informalmente ou bater papo, frequentemente com a intenção de conquistar a simpatia de alguém, fazer contatos úteis ou socializar de maneira bajuladora ou insinuante.

2 verbetes

noun

/ʃmuːz/C1formal
  • ptSubstantivo de origem iídiche que designa uma conversa calorosa, amigável e íntima, muitas vezes com o objetivo de criar laços ou obter vantagens sociais.

A noun, derived from Yiddish, referring to a warm, intimate, and friendly conversation or heart-to-heart talk.

  1. Warm conversationB2informal

    A friendly, informal, and often intimate conversation, typically involving personal matters.

    ptConversa amigável

    • They had a long shmooze over coffee about their childhood.
    • After the meeting, we had a nice shmooze with the new colleagues.
    • She enjoys a good shmooze with her neighbors on weekends.

    Sinônimoschatconfabconversationgossipheart-to-heartschmoozetalk

Formas
  • shmoozes plural form
  • shmoozes' possessive plural form
  • shmooze's possessive singular form

verb

/ʃmuːz/C1formalamerican
  • ptVerbo que significa conversar informalmente ou bater papo, frequentemente com a intenção de conquistar a simpatia de alguém, fazer contatos úteis ou socializar de maneira bajuladora ou insinuante.

A verb meaning to chat or converse informally, often with the intent of gaining favor, networking, or socializing in a smooth or ingratiating manner.

  1. Chat casuallyB2informalamerican

    To talk in a friendly, informal, and often idle manner, especially to build rapport or social connections.

    ptConversar de forma casual

    • He spent the whole party schmoozing with potential clients.
    • She schmoozed with the other parents at the school event.
    • They schmoozed over coffee, discussing everything but work.

    Sinônimoschatchitchatconversegabjawminglenetworkyak

Formas
  • shmoozed past participle
  • shmoozed past simple
  • shmoozing present participle
  • shmoozes third person singular