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A short polite conversation before a serious conversation. / For bad language as a euphemism.

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pleasantries

Noun

plural plural-only

A short polite conversation before a serious conversation. / For bad language as a euphemism.

Japanese Meaning

本題に入る前の短い丁寧な会話、軽い挨拶 / 不適切な言葉を避けるための婉曲表現として用いられる意味

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Before we get into the main issues, let's exchange a few pleasantries to break the ice.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

本題に入る前に緊張をほぐすために、短い社交辞令を交わしましょう。

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A short polite conversation before a serious conversation.

exchanging pleasantries

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For bad language as a euphemism.

Signora Caterina thought it could. Weak, yet cunning—vain, yet conscious of having outlived her attractions—with one of those tempers which we conceive to be the true interpretation of the old fairy tale, where out of the mouth of the party proceeded snakes, toads, locusts, and other pleasantries.

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