gossip

S2 W2

BrE /ˈɡɒsɪp/ AmE /ˈɡɑːsɪp/

noun / verb en → es

1 TALK [uncountable] B1

informal talk about other people, especially private or secret information that is not true or has been made up

chisme, cotilleo, habladuría

  • talk gossip about somebody/something

Collocations gossip about someone's private life · spread gossip

  • She spends all day talking gossip.

    Ella pasa todo el día hablando de chismes.

2 TALK [intransitive] B1

to talk about other people, especially private or secret information that is not true or has been made up

cotillear, chismear, hablar de cosas privadas

  • gossip about somebody/something

Collocations gossip about someone's private life · spread gossip

  • They were gossiping about the new neighbors.

    Estaban cotilleando sobre los nuevos vecinos.

3 PERSON [countable] B2

a person who talks a lot of gossip, especially private or secret information that is not true or has been made up

chismoso/a, cotilleador/a

  • a gossip

Collocations be a gossip · call someone a gossip

  • She's such a gossip.

    Ella es tan chismosa.

4 NEWSLETTER [countable] C1

a regular newsletter or magazine that gives information about the activities of a particular group, organization, etc.

boletín informativo, revista interna

  • the company's monthly gossip

Collocations company gossip · club gossip

  • The latest issue of the company gossip is out.

    La última edición del boletín informativo de la empresa está disponible.