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das Schwätzchen (-)
   chat, chitchat, small talk; gossip

Bei Ute war immer Zeit für ein Schwätzchen an der Kasse. „Wir haben sogar schon Fotos angesehen; von meinem 70. Geburtstag“, erzählt eine Kundin.
With Ute there was always time for small talk at the check-out stand. “We even looked at photos of my 70th birthday,” says a [female] customer.
Täglich frisches Brot und ein Schwätzchen - Dank an den Dorfladen in Därligen.
Every day fresh bread and a chat – thanks to the village store in Därlingen.
Wenn sich Autofahrer zum Benzingespräch treffen, geht es häufig um PS, Beschleunigungswerte und den Klang der Motoren.
When motorists get together for car talk, often the topic is horsepower, acceleration times, and the sound of the engines.

Related:
das Benzingespräch car talk, tech talk, biker chat (among
  motorists, bikers)
der Kaffeeklatsch coffee-klatsch, chitchat over coffee and cake
die Plauderei chat, chitchat, small talk
der Plausch chat, chitchat, small talk
ein Schwätzchen halten to chew the fat, engage in chitchat
der Smalltalk small talk

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