与正事无关的话digression

• 闲话少说。

  Stop digressing.

• 他们说了一会儿闲话。

  They talked about other matters for a while.

• 工作正紧张，谁也顾不得说闲话。

  When things are busy at work no one has time for idle chat.

不满的话gossip

• 别理这些闲话。

  Don't pay attention to the gossip.

• 对他有各种各样的闲话。

  There's all sorts of gossip about him.

• 免得人家说闲话

  so as to avoid people gossiping

<书>参见：闲谈[xiántán]