conversa
die Konversa (religious)
Word details
- German meaning
- Eine Sprache schlecht und fehlerhaft sprechen.
- English meaning
- To mangle a language
- Synonym
- stottern
- German example
- Ich radebreche etwas Französisch, aber es reicht nicht für eine fließende Konversation.
- English example
- I mangle French a bit, but it's not enough for a fluent conversation.
- Auxiliary Verb
- haben
- Present
- ich radebreche du radebrechst er/sie/es ich radebrecht wir radebrechen ihr radebrechet sie radebrechen
- Past Participle
- ich habe geradebrecht du hast geradebrecht er/sie/es hat geradebrecht wir haben geradebrecht ihr habt geradebrecht sie haben geradebrecht
- Past
- ich radebrechte du radebrechtest er/sie/es radebrechte wir radebrechten ihr radebrechtet sie radebrechten
Related words
- Gespräch
conversa
- Gespräch
conversation
- Gesprächspartnerin
conversation partner
- Gesprächszeit
conversation time
- Unterhaltung
conversation
- Konversationsmaxime
conversational maxim
- Konversation
conversation
- Redeteil
segment of conversation
- Stadtgespräch
topic of conversation
- Dampf ablassen
To let off steam means to release pent-up anger or stress through an activity or conversation.
- übertönen
To drown out means to make another sound so loud that it cannot be heard anymore.
- überschallen
to drown out
- das Eis brechen
To 'break the ice' means to ease a tense or formal situation or to start a conversation.
- aufgenommen
recorded
- angeregt
stimulated
- anregend
Stimulating
- perzeptiv
Perceptive
- abschweifen
to digress
- Gesprächspartner
Conversation partner
- Geselligkeit
Sociability refers to the enjoyment and pleasure one finds in the company of others, often involving pleasant conversations and shared activities.
- Nachbartisch
Neighboring table
- Gesprächsthema
Topic of conversation
- Registerwechsel
Code-switching refers to the adaptation of language to the respective situation or conversation partner.
- Lauscherin
Eavesdropper (female)
- Lippenleser
Lip reader
- Umstimmung
Change of mood, change of heart
- mimen
to feign
- unterhalten
To entertain, to converse
- dolmetschen
To interpret means to translate orally from one language to another.
- belauschen
Eavesdrop
- behorchen
To eavesdrop
- dazwischenfunken
To interfere, to meddle
- mitkriegen
To overhear means to hear or notice something by chance or unintentionally.
- unkommunikativ
Uncommunicative
- unangenehm
Unpleasant
- philosophisch
Philosophical
- abweisend
repellent, off-putting
- tolldreist
Very impudent and cheeky, almost audacious.
- Unterhaltung
Conversation
- Gespräch
conversation
- Dolmetscherin
Interpreter (female)
- Small Talk
Small talk is a casual conversation about everyday topics, often conducted to maintain social contacts or bridge an awkward silence.
- Abhörverbrecher
Wiretapping criminal
- Aufzeichnung
Recording
- Plauderton
Conversational tone
- Blickkontakt
Eye contact
- Respektabstand
Respectful distance
- Dolmetsch
Interpreter
- Konversationsmaxime
Conversational maxim
Example sentences with “conversa”
The conversa joined the convent. (Die Konversa trat dem Kloster bei.)
Frequently asked questions
What does 'conversa' mean in a German historical context?
It refers to a lay sister: 'die Konversa'.