quick conversation
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- noun
- It don't take nothing but a quick conversation What we'll do our conversations together.
Examples
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I had a quick conversation with my neighbor about the upcoming community event.
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She enjoyed a quick conversation with her friend over coffee during their break.
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Walk up, make small talk, make quick conversation, be nice.
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I'm gonna be right back, 'cause I'm gonna have a quick conversation with him.
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So as I wrap up this very quick conversation, what are you going to do more of less of stop and I already added two for your start doing.
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I bought a chain for 30K, pulled up, and had a quick conversation and left with 300K.
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This quick conversation with its dense multivocality indicates the place of bodiliness in political discourse and the productivity of circulation itself.
Academic text (2009) -
IT WAS DARK, AND WE HAD A QUICK CONVERSATION.
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It's a quick conversation, but since the scaly, screeching aliens are as much men as a crocodile in boxer shorts is, the game squeaks by on a technicality.
Blog text (9) -
After a quick conversation with the teacher, the student understood the assignment better.
Synonyms
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1.0
A talk between two or more people to share news and ideas
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A short talk between people
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1.0
A discussion where people share ideas or feelings
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1.0
A friendly, informal talk between people
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2.1
Polite short talk about simple topics like the weather
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A short friendly talk between people
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Short friendly talk about unimportant things
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A friendly informal talk to make people like you and build contacts
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Light joking talk that makes people laugh and feel welcome
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9.1
Short lively talk where people answer each other quickly
A quick, funny talk where people tease each other playfully
A short informal meeting to talk or relax
An informal chat between people
Light joking talk between people to make each other laugh
A friendly, informal talk about personal news
A conversation between two or more people
Antonyms
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a brief and informal exchange' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'quick' (done in a short time) with 'conversation' (an informal dialogue); the adjective-noun composition yields the expected interpretation. This is a common, cross-linguistically parallel pattern and a B1 learner who knows both words would readily infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
Quick conversation creates the image of two people stopping for a short, fast talk, like a quick chat in a hallway. The part quick shows it is short and conversation means a talk, so it refers to 'a short, informal talk'.