Chisme in english
Gossip
pronunciation: gɑsəp part of speech: noun
pronunciation: gɑsəp part of speech: noun
In gestures
chisme1 = widget ; tidbit [titbit, -USA] ; gizmo [gismo] ; contraption ; thingy [thingie] ; thingamajig ; whatchamacallit ; thingamabob ; thingummy ; thingamy ; thingum ; whatd(o)y(a)callit.
Example: The term widget is taken from the 1963 movie, 'The Wheeler-Dealers'.Example: The stories are told in the breathless voice of a gossip, full of juicy tidbits, and a shrewd understanding of what makes one life connect to another.Example: Within, you will find a pleathora of gadgets and gizmos, ranging from the ridiculous to the sublime.Example: If you are in cahoots with the circle of power, you get your projects approved in no time, and in some cases, you can build the most hideous and unsightly contraption.Example: Hold all of your bits and pieces with this handy and beautiful drawstring 'thingy' bag.Example: That's a right-angled triangle, but you may call it a thingimajig if you like; it doesn't matter about the name.Example: In his book's section 'Watchamacallit' he forecasts that communication between user and machine will be through voice for entering text and a pen-like device for pointing.Example: Two of my mother's favourite words when i was growing up were thingamajig and thingamabob -- you could always use those words if necessary if you couldn't remember the name of something.Example: There are several thingummies on sale where tourists come and go such as key fobs, of which, in my opinion, you cannot have too many -- more fobs than keys .Example: I am a sucker for technology -- I have a kitchen full of gadgets; cupboards brimming with 'thingamies' for this and 'whatdoyacallits' for that.Example: Few things catch the eye as instantly as a sparkling string of precious thingums around a woman's neck.Example: I am a sucker for technology -- I have a kitchen full of gadgets; cupboards brimming with 'thingamies' for this and 'whatdoyacallits' for that.chisme2 = titbit [tidbit, -UK].
Example: Her young companion was exceedingly perturbed by this titbit of news; he knew that Kate Lespran was not one to make empty threats.more:
» chisme morboso = juicy story ; juicy tidbit .
Example: Just slip a few juicy story tidbits into your presentation or discussion, and you might find the people who listen to them are getting more involved in your ideas. Example: If you're hoping for juicy tidbits or inside info on that game, you will not find them here.» contar chismes de Alguien = tell + tales out of school about + Alguien .
Example: 'I'd be disappointed to learn that my boss or subordinates -- or peers for that matter -- told tales out of school about me to others'.» lleno de chismes = gossipy .
Example: The author provides a pithy, gossipy update on the political machinations concerning bilingualism and related issues in the French Canadian province of Quebec.chismes1 = gadgetry.
Example: We can permit ourselves to be hypnotized by the gadgetry for access and by illusory cost reductions, or we can use the computer effectively to transform the catalog into a truly responsive instrument.chismes2 = gossip ; scuttlebutt ; tattle.
Example: When this track is followed, the conversation very quickly drifts away from the book and becomes gossip about ourselves.Example: I came across many overly-exaggerated scuttlebutts in the article as well.Example: But, at this moment, all the tattle is slowly transforming into facts and even leaks from the company, with or without intention.