Bulgarian

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Etymology

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From раз- (raz-) +‎ говор (govor), maybe as a calque of Ancient Greek διάλογος (diálogos).

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ра́зговор (rázgovorm

  1. talk, conversation

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Macedonian

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Etymology

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By surface analysis, раз- (raz-) +‎ говор (govor). Otherwise perhaps a calque of Ancient Greek διάλογος (diálogos).

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разговор (razgovorm (plural разговори, relational adjective разговорен)

  1. talk, conversation

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Russian

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Etymology

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Deverbal from разговори́ть (razgovorítʹ).

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  • IPA(key): [rəzɡɐˈvor]
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разгово́р (razgovórm inan (genitive разгово́ра, nominative plural разгово́ры, genitive plural разгово́ров, relational adjective разгово́рный, diminutive разгово́рчик)

  1. talk, conversation
    • 1840, Михаил Лермонтов, “Предисловие”, in Герой нашего времени; English translation from Martin Parker, transl., A Hero of Our Time, Moscow: Foreign Languages Publishing House, 1951:
      Наша публика похожа на провинциала, который, подслушав разговор двух дипломатов, принадлежащих к враждебным дворам, остался бы уверен, что каждый из них обманывает свое правительство в пользу взаимной, нежнейшей дружбы.
      Naša publika poxoža na provinciala, kotoryj, podslušav razgovor dvux diplomatov, prinadležaščix k vraždebnym dvoram, ostalsja by uveren, što každyj iz nix obmanyvajet svoje pravitelʹstvo v polʹzu vzaimnoj, nežnejšej družby.
      Our public is like the provincial who overhearing a conversation between two diplomats belonging to hostile courts carries off the conviction that each is deceiving his government for the sake of a tender mutual friendship.
  2. (in the plural) rumours, talk

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Разгово́р (Razgovór) has a more oral, real-time emphasis than the English equivalents "conversation", "talk" etc. A Russian speaker may use it in isolation while conversing with someone by text to refer specifically to a real-time oral conversation (and not the current text conversation), such as on a call or in real life, although it can also be used to refer to text conversations.

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Serbo-Croatian

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Etymology

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From ра̀з- +‎ го̏во̄р, maybe as a calque of Ancient Greek διάλογος (diálogos).

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  • IPA(key): /râzɡoʋoːr/
  • Hyphenation: раз‧го‧вор

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ра̏згово̄р m (Latin spelling rȁzgovōr)

  1. talk, conversation

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