Grammatical class
Adjective
bavard
(overly) chatty, talkative, garrulous
Details
Syllables
ba-vard
Phonetics
ba.vaʁ
Grammatical class
Adjective
Freq. (books)
14841
Freq. (movies)
17486
Freq. (news)
21622
Variants
Sentences
Tu es bavard.
You're talkative.
A1
Il est bavard.
He's talkative.
A1
J'étais bavard.
I was talkative.
A1
Tom était bavard.
Tom was talkative.
A1
Tom n'est plus aussi bavard qu'avant.
Tom isn't as talkative as he used to be.
A2
Je sais que tu n'es pas vraiment ennuyeux. Tu n'es juste pas bavard.
I know that you're not really boring. You're just not talkative.
A2
Ces jeunots n’ont pas l’air du genre bavards.
These young people do not seem to be the talkative type.
B1