caqueter

caqueter
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., éternuer.).
intransitive verb
a. to cackle
On entend généralement les poules caqueter lorsqu’elles viennent de pondre leurs œufs.Chickens are usually heard cackling when they have just laid their eggs.
b. to cluck
Les poules caquetaient et couraient dans la cour.The chickens clucked and ran about the yard.
2.
A phrase used as a figure of speech or a word that is symbolic in meaning (e.g., to pull someone's leg).
(figurative)
(to chatter in an incessant or intrusive way)
a. to prattle
Vous n’avez pas bientôt fini de caqueter, tous les deux ?Aren't you two done prattling yet?
b. to gossip
Mes collègues passent leur temps à caqueter à la machine à café.My colleagues spend their time gossiping at the coffee machine.
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