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talk
(tôk)v. talked, talk·ing, talks
v.intr.
1.
a. To exchange thoughts or opinions in spoken or sign language; converse: We talked for hours. See Synonyms at speak.
b. To utter or pronounce words: The baby can talk.
c. To imitate the sounds of human speech: The parrot talks.
2.
a. To express one's thoughts or emotions by means of spoken language: The candidate talked about the pros and cons of the issue.
b. To convey one's thoughts in a way other than by spoken words: talk with one's hands.
c. To express one's thoughts or feelings in writing: Voltaire talks about London in this book.
d. Usage Problem To convey information in text: The article talks about the latest fashions.
3.
a. To negotiate with someone; parley: Let's talk instead of fighting.
b. To consult or confer with someone: I talked with the doctor.
4. To spread rumors; gossip: If you do that, people will talk.
5. To allude to something: Are you talking about last week?
6. To reveal information concerning oneself or others, especially under pressure: Has the prisoner talked?
7. Informal To be efficacious: Money talks.
v.tr.
1. To utter or pronounce (words): Their son is talking sentences now.
2.
a. To speak about or discuss (something) or give expression to (something): talk business; talk treason.
b. Used to emphasize the extent or seriousness of something being mentioned: The police found money in the car. We're talking significant amounts of money.
3. To speak or know how to speak (a language or a language variety): The passenger talked French with the flight crew. Can you talk the local dialect?
4. To cause (someone) to be in a certain state or to do something by talking: They talked me into coming.
n.
Phrasal Verbs: 1. An exchange of ideas or opinions; a conversation: We had a nice talk over lunch.
2. A speech or lecture: He gave a talk on art.
3. Hearsay, rumor, or speculation: There is talk of bankruptcy.
4. A subject of conversation: a musical that is the talk of the town.
5. often talks A conference or negotiation: peace talks.
6.
a. A particular manner of speech: baby talk; honeyed talk.
b. Empty speech or unnecessary discussion: a lot of talk and no action.
c. Jargon or slang: prison talk.
7. Something, such as the sounds of animals, felt to resemble human talk: whale talk.
talk around
1. To persuade: I talked them around to my point of view.
2. To speak indirectly about: talked around the subject but never got to the point.
talk away
To spend (a period of time) by talking: We talked the night away.
talk at
To address (someone) orally with no regard for or interest in a reaction or response.
talk back
To make an impertinent or insolent reply.
talk down
1. To think or speak of as having little worth; depreciate: talked down the importance of the move.
2. To speak with insulting condescension: talked down to her subordinates.
3. To silence (a person), especially by speaking in a loud and domineering manner.
4. To direct and control (the flight of an aircraft during an approach for landing) by radioed instructions either from the ground or a nearby aircraft.
talk out
1. To discuss (a matter) exhaustively: I talked out the problem with a therapist.
2. To resolve or settle by discussion.
3. Chiefly British To block (proposed legislation) by filibustering.
talk over
1. To consider thoroughly in conversation; discuss: talked the matter over.
2. To win (someone) over by persuasion: talked them over to our side.
talk through
To help (someone) do something by giving instructions as the task is being done.
talk up
Idioms: 1. To speak in favor of; promote: talked the candidate up; talked up the new product.
2. To speak loudly in a frank, often insolent manner.
talk big Informal
To brag.
talk sense
To speak rationally and coherently.
talk the talk
To speak knowledgeably about something, especially something that one claims or implies one can do well.
Usage Note: The phrasal verbs talk about and (less commonly) talk of sometimes have a piece of writing as their subject, as in The article talks about the humanitarian crisis in the Sudan and The book talks of continuing barriers to free trade. While this usage might seem a natural semantic extension—no different, really, from the similar and widely accepted use of the word discuss—for many people talk remains primarily associated with speaking, and using it for a written medium violates a norm of standard grammar. The Usage Panel has mixed feelings about this construction. In our 2001 survey, 58 percent accepted it in the sentence The book talks about drugs that exist in many of our communities. Writers who wish to avoid the problem can use discuss or another nonspeaking verb such as argue or maintain instead.
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talk
(tɔːk)vb
1. (intr; often foll by to or with) to express one's thoughts, feelings, or desires by means of words (to); speak (to)
2. (intr) to communicate or exchange thoughts by other means: lovers talk with their eyes.
3. (usually foll by: about) to exchange ideas, pleasantries, or opinions (about): to talk about the weather.
4. (intr) to articulate words; verbalize: his baby can talk.
5. (tr) to give voice to; utter: to talk rubbish.
6. (tr) to hold a conversation about; discuss: to talk business.
7. (intr) to reveal information: the prisoner talked after torture.
8. (tr) to know how to communicate in (a language or idiom): he talks English.
9. (intr) to spread rumours or gossip: we don't want the neighbours to talk.
10. (intr) to make sounds suggestive of talking
11. (intr) to be effective or persuasive: money talks.
12. now you're talking informal at last you're saying something agreeable
13. talk big to boast or brag
14. talk shop to speak about one's work, esp when meeting socially, sometimes with the effect of excluding those not similarly employed
15. talk the talk to speak convincingly on a particular subject, showing apparent mastery of its jargon and themes; often used in combination with the expression walk the walk. See also walk18b
16. you can talk informal you don't have to worry about doing a particular thing yourself
17. you can't talk informal you yourself are guilty of offending in the very matter you are decrying
n
18. a speech or lecture: a talk on ancient Rome.
19. an exchange of ideas or thoughts: a business talk with a colleague.
20. idle chatter, gossip, or rumour: there has been a lot of talk about you two.
21. a subject of conversation; theme: our talk was of war.
22. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) (often plural) a conference, discussion, or negotiation: talks about a settlement.
23. a specific manner of speaking: children's talk.
[C13 talkien to talk; related to Old English talu tale, Frisian talken to talk]
ˈtalkable adj
ˌtalkaˈbility n
ˈtalker n
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talk
(tɔk)v.i.
1. to communicate or exchange ideas or information by speaking.
2. to consult or confer: Talk with your adviser.
3. to spread a rumor; gossip.
4. to chatter or prate.
5. to use speech; perform the act of speaking.
6. to deliver a speech or lecture: The professor talked on modern physics.
7. to give confidential or incriminating information: The spy talked during interrogation.
8. to communicate by means other than speech, as by writing, signs, or signals.
9. to make sounds imitative or suggestive of speech.
v.t. 10. to express in words; utter: to talk sense.
11. to use (a specified language or idiom) in speaking or conversing: They talk French together.
12. to discuss: to talk politics.
13. Informal. (used only in progressive tenses) to focus on; talk about: This isn't a question of a few hundred dollars - we're talking serious money.
14. to drive or influence by talk: to talk a person to sleep.
15. talk around, to avoid discussion of.
16. talk back, to reply in a disrespectful manner.
17. talk down,
a. to subdue by talking, as by argument.
b. to speak condescendingly.
c. Also, talk in. to give landing instructions to (a pilot) by radio.
18. talk out, to try to clarify or resolve by discussion.
19. talk out of, to dissuade, as from doing, using, etc.
20. talk over, to consider; discuss.
21. talk up,
n. a. to promote with enthusiastic description.
b. to speak openly or distinctly.
22. the act of talking; speech.
23. an informal speech or lecture.
24. a conference or negotiating session: peace talks.
25. rumor; gossip.
26. empty speech: all talk and no results.
27. a way of talking: quiet talk.
28. dialect or lingo.
29. sounds suggestive of speech.
[1175–1225; Middle English talk(i)en, derivative of tale speech, discourse, tale; c. Frisian (E dial.) talken]
talk′er, n.
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speak
– talkSpeak and talk have very similar meanings, but there are some differences in the ways in which they are used.
1. 'speaking' and 'talking'
When saying that someone is using his or her voice to produce words, you usually say that they are speaking.
Please be quiet when I am speaking.
He was speaking so quickly I found it hard to understand.
However, if two or more people are having a conversation, you usually say that they are talking. You don't say that they 'are speaking'.
I think she was listening to us while we were talking.
They sat in the kitchen drinking and talking.
2. used with 'to' and 'with'
If you have a conversation with someone, you can say that you speak to them or talk to them.
I saw you speaking to him just now.
I enjoyed talking to Ana.
You can also say that you speak with someone or talk with someone. This use is particularly common in American English.
He spoke with his friends and told them what had happened.
I talked with his mother many times.
When you make a telephone call, you ask if you can speak to someone. You don't ask if you can 'talk to' them.
Hello. Could I speak to Sue, please?
3. used with 'about'
If you speak about something, you describe it to a group of people, for example in a lecture.
I spoke about my experiences at University.
She spoke for twenty minutes about the political situation.
In conversation, you can refer to the thing someone is discussing as the thing they are talking about.
You know the book I'm talking about.
I think he was talking about behaviour in the classroom.
You can refer in a general way to what someone is saying as what they are talking about.
'I saw you at the concert.' – 'What are you talking about? I wasn't there!'
If two or more people are discussing something, you say they are talking about it. Don't say they 'are speaking about' it.
The men were talking about some medical problem.
Everybody will be talking about it at school tomorrow.
4. languages
You say that someone speaks or can speak a language.
They spoke fluent English.
How many languages can you speak?
You don't say that someone 'talks' a language.
Be Careful!
Don't use 'in' when you are talking about someone's ability to speak a language, and don't use a progressive form. Don't say, for example, 'She speaks in Dutch' or 'She is speaking Dutch' to mean that she is able to speak Dutch.
Be Careful!
If you hear some people talking, you can say 'Those people are speaking in Dutch' or 'Those people are talking in Dutch'.
She heard them talking in French.
They are speaking in Arabic.
speech
– talkIf you make a speech or give a talk, you speak for a period of time to an audience, usually saying things which you have prepared in advance.
1. 'speech'
A speech is made on a formal occasion, for example at a dinner, wedding, or public meeting.
We listened to an excellent speech by the President.
Mr Macmillan presented the prizes and made a speech on the importance of education.
2. 'talk'
A talk is more informal, and is intended to give information.
Angus Wilson came here and gave a talk last week.
That's what you said in your talk this lunchtime.
talk
Talk can be a verb or a noun.
1. used as a verb
When you talk, you say things.
Nancy's throat was so sore that she could not talk.
Don't use 'talk' to report what someone says. Don't say, for example, 'He talked that the taxi had arrived'. Say 'He said that the taxi had arrived'.
I said that I would like to teach English.
If you mention the person who is being spoken to, you use tell.
He told me that Sheldon would be arriving in a few days.
Don't confuse talk with speak.
See speak - talk
2. used as a countable noun
If you give a talk, you speak for a period of time to an audience.
Colin Blakemore came here and gave a talk a couple of years ago.
3. used as an uncountable noun
If there is talk about something, people are discussing it.
There was a lot of talk about me getting married.
4. used as a plural noun
Talks are formal discussions intended to produce an agreement, usually between different countries or between employers and employees. People hold talks.
Government officials held talks with union leaders yesterday.
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talk
Past participle: talked
Gerund: talking
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| Noun | 1. |  talk - an exchange of ideas via conversation; "let's have more work and less talk around here"conversation - the use of speech for informal exchange of views or ideas or information etc. pious platitude, cant - insincere talk about religion or morals heart-to-heart - an intimate talk in private; "he took me aside for a little heart-to-heart" shmooze - (Yiddish) a warm heart-to-heart talk shop talk - talk about your business that only others in the same business can understand idle words, jazz, malarkey, malarky, nothingness, wind - empty rhetoric or insincere or exaggerated talk; "that's a lot of wind"; "don't give me any of that jazz" |
| 2. | talk - discussion; (`talk about' is a less formal alternative for `discussion of'); "his poetry contains much talk about love and anger" discussion, discourse, treatment - an extended communication (often interactive) dealing with some particular topic; "the book contains an excellent discussion of modal logic"; "his treatment of the race question is badly biased" | |
| 3. | talk - the act of giving a talk to an audience; "I attended an interesting talk on local history" chalk talk - a talk that uses a blackboard and chalk | |
| 4. |  talk - a speech that is open to the public; "he attended a lecture on telecommunications" | |
| 5. | talk - idle gossip or rumor; "there has been talk about you lately" scuttlebutt, gossip, comment - a report (often malicious) about the behavior of other people; "the divorce caused much gossip" | |
| Verb | 1. | talk - exchange thoughts; talk with; "We often talk business"; "Actions talk louder than words" communicate, intercommunicate - transmit thoughts or feelings; "He communicated his anxieties to the psychiatrist" proceed, continue, carry on, go on - continue talking; "I know it's hard," he continued, "but there is no choice"; "carry on--pretend we are not in the room" dissertate, hold forth, discourse - talk at length and formally about a topic; "The speaker dissertated about the social politics in 18th century England" pontificate - talk in a dogmatic and pompous manner; "The new professor always pontificates" orate - talk pompously talk down - speak in a condescending manner, as if to a child; "He talks down to her" spiel - speak at great length (about something) cheek - speak impudently to level - talk frankly with; lay it on the line; "I have to level with you" talk turkey - discuss frankly, often in a business context chat up, coquet, coquette, flirt, mash, philander, romance, dally, butterfly - talk or behave amorously, without serious intentions; "The guys always try to chat up the new secretaries"; "My husband never flirts with other women" dish the dirt, gossip - wag one's tongue; speak about others and reveal secrets or intimacies; "She won't dish the dirt" rap - talk volubly |
| 2. | talk - express in speech; "She talks a lot of nonsense"; "This depressed patient does not verbalize" read - look at, interpret, and say out loud something that is written or printed; "The King will read the proclamation at noon" communicate, intercommunicate - transmit thoughts or feelings; "He communicated his anxieties to the psychiatrist" troll - speak or recite rapidly or in a rolling voice begin - begin to speak or say; "Now listen, friends," he began lip off, shoot one's mouth off - speak spontaneously and without restraint; "She always shoots her mouth off and says things she later regrets" shout - utter in a loud voice; talk in a loud voice (usually denoting characteristic manner of speaking); "My grandmother is hard of hearing--you'll have to shout" whisper - speak softly; in a low voice peep - speak in a hesitant and high-pitched tone of voice speak up - speak louder; raise one's voice; "The audience asked the lecturer to please speak up" snap, snarl - utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone; "The sales clerk snapped a reply at the angry customer"; "The guard snarled at us" enthuse - utter with enthusiasm speak in tongues - speak unintelligibly in or as if in religious ecstasy; "The parishioners spoke in tongues" swallow - utter indistinctly; "She swallowed the last words of her speech" whiff - utter with a puff of air; "whiff out a prayer" talk of, talk about - discuss or mention; "They spoke of many things" blubber out, blubber - utter while crying stammer, stutter, bumble, falter - speak haltingly; "The speaker faltered when he saw his opponent enter the room" rasp - utter in a grating voice blunder out, blurt, blurt out, blunder - utter impulsively; "He blurted out the secret"; "He blundered his stupid ideas" deliver, present - deliver (a speech, oration, or idea); "The commencement speaker presented a forceful speech that impressed the students" generalise, generalize - speak or write in generalities blabber, palaver, piffle, prate, prattle, tattle, tittle-tattle, twaddle, gabble, gibber, blab, clack, maunder, chatter - speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly chatter - make noise as if chattering away; "The magpies were chattering in the trees" open up - talk freely and without inhibition murmur - speak softly or indistinctly; "She murmured softly to the baby in her arms" slur - utter indistinctly bark - speak in an unfriendly tone; "She barked into the dictaphone" bay - utter in deep prolonged tones cackle - talk or utter in a cackling manner; "The women cackled when they saw the movie star step out of the limousine" babble - utter meaningless sounds, like a baby, or utter in an incoherent way; "The old man is only babbling--don't pay attention" intone, tone, chant - utter monotonously and repetitively and rhythmically; "The students chanted the same slogan over and over again" gulp - utter or make a noise, as when swallowing too quickly; "He gulped for help after choking on a big piece of meat" sing - produce tones with the voice; "She was singing while she was cooking"; "My brother sings very well" | |
| 3. | talk - use language; "the baby talks already"; "the prisoner won't speak"; "they speak a strange dialect" communicate, intercommunicate - transmit thoughts or feelings; "He communicated his anxieties to the psychiatrist" run on - talk or narrate at length smatter - speak with spotty or superficial knowledge; "She smatters Russian" slang - use slang or vulgar language | |
| 4. | talk - reveal information; "If you don't oblige me, I'll talk!"; "The former employee spilled all the details" babble out, blab, blab out, let the cat out of the bag, peach, spill the beans, tattle, babble, talk, sing - divulge confidential information or secrets; "Be careful--his secretary talks" tell - let something be known; "Tell them that you will be late" | |
| 5. |  talk - divulge confidential information or secrets; "Be careful--his secretary talks"babble out, blab, blab out, let the cat out of the bag, peach, spill the beans, tattle, babble, sing disclose, let on, divulge, expose, give away, let out, reveal, unwrap, discover, bring out, break - make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret; "The auction house would not disclose the price at which the van Gogh had sold"; "The actress won't reveal how old she is"; "bring out the truth"; "he broke the news to her"; "unwrap the evidence in the murder case" talk, spill - reveal information; "If you don't oblige me, I'll talk!"; "The former employee spilled all the details" keep one's mouth shut, keep quiet, shut one's mouth - refrain from divulging sensitive information; keep quiet about confidential information; "Don't tell him any secrets--he cannot keep his mouth shut!" | |
| 6. | talk - deliver a lecture or talk; "She will talk at Rutgers next week"; "Did you ever lecture at Harvard?" |
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talk
verb
1. speak, chat, chatter, converse, communicate, rap (slang), articulate, witter (informal), gab (informal), express yourself, prattle, natter, shoot the breeze (U.S. slang), prate, run off at the mouth (slang) The boys all began to talk at once.
2. discuss, confer, hold discussions, negotiate, palaver, parley, confabulate, have a confab (informal), chew the rag or fat (slang) Let's talk about these new ideas of yours.
3. gossip, criticize, make remarks, tattle, dish the dirt (informal) People will talk, but you have to get on with your life.
4. inform, shop (slang, chiefly Brit.), grass (Brit. slang), sing (slang, chiefly U.S.), squeal (slang), squeak (informal), tell all, spill the beans (informal), give the game away, blab, let the cat out of the bag, reveal information, spill your guts (slang) They'll talk; they'll implicate me.
noun
1. speech, lecture, presentation, report, address, seminar, discourse, sermon, symposium, dissertation, harangue, oration, disquisition The guide gave us a brief talk on the history of the site.
2. discussion, tête-à-tête, conference, dialogue, consultation, heart-to-heart, confabulation, confab (informal), powwow I think it's time we had a talk.
3. conversation, chat, natter, crack (Scot. & Irish), rap (slang), jaw (slang), chatter, craic (Irish informal), gab (informal), chitchat, blether, blather We had a long talk about her father.
4. gossip, rumour, hearsay, tittle-tattle There has been a lot of talk about me getting married.
plural noun
1. meeting, conference, discussions, negotiations, congress, summit, mediation, arbitration, conciliation, conclave, palaver, parley Talks between strikers and government have broken down.
talk about or of something or someone mention, discuss, refer to, speak about, make reference to, make mention of, namecheck They didn't talk of meeting again.
talk back answer back, argue, be rude, be cheeky, be impertinent, disagree How dare you talk back like that!
talk big boast, exaggerate, brag, crow, vaunt, bluster, blow your own trumpet men who talk big and drive fast cars
talk down to someone condescend to, patronize, look down on, put down, look down your nose at, be snobbish to, speak condescendingly to She never talked down to her students.
talk someone into something persuade, convince, win someone over, sway, bring round (informal), sweet-talk someone into, prevail on or upon He talked me into marrying him.
talk someone out of something dissuade someone from, put someone off, discourage someone from, stop someone from, deter someone from, advise someone against, argue someone out of, persuade someone against, urge someone against She tried to talk me out of getting a divorce.
talk something or someone down
1. help to land, bring to land, give landing instructions to They began to talk the plane down over the radio.
2. criticize, belittle, disparage, knock (informal), pan (informal), diminish, put down (informal), denigrate, deprecate, depreciate, diss (slang, chiefly U.S.) They're tired of politicians talking the economy down.
Quotations
"A fool may talk, but a wise man speaks" [Ben Jonson Discoveries]
"A fool may talk, but a wise man speaks" [Ben Jonson Discoveries]
Proverbs
"Fine words butter no parsnips"
"Talk is cheap"
"Fine words butter no parsnips"
"Talk is cheap"
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talk
verb1. To engage in spoken exchange:
3. To express oneself in speech:
Idioms: open one's mouth, put in words, wag one's tongue.
4. To put into words:
articulate, communicate, convey, declare, express, say, state, tell, utter, vent, verbalize, vocalize, voice.
Idiom: give tongue to.
5. To engage in or spread gossip:
Idioms: tell tales, tell tales out of school.
6. To meet and exchange views to reach a decision:
Informal: powwow.
talk backphrasal verb
talk down
phrasal verb
talk into
To succeed in causing (a person) to act in a certain way:
argue into, bring, bring around (or round), convince, get, induce, persuade, prevail on (or upon), sell (on).
talk over
To speak together and exchange ideas and opinions about:
Slang: rap.
Idiom: go into a huddle.
talk up
1. To increase or seek to increase the importance or reputation of by favorable publicity:
Informal: plug.
Slang: hype.
2. To make known vigorously the positive features of (a product):
Slang: push.
2. The faculty, act, or product of speaking:
3. A usually formal oral communication to an audience:
4. The act or process of dealing with another to reach an agreement.Often used in plural:
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Translations
بَحْث ،نِقاشحَديث، مُحادَثَه، بَحْثقيل وقالكَلَاممُحاضَرَه
говоря
mluvitplané řečipomlouvatpřednáškarozhovor
snaktalesnakkediskussiondrøftelse
paroli
puhuaviestiäesitelmäkeskustelupuhe
razgovorgovorkonversacijapredavanjerazgovarati
beszédbeszélbeszélgetbeszélgetés
fyrirlestursamræîur, spjallslúîra, kjaftaslúîur, kjaftasagasnakk, blaîur
話す講義会話意思疎通する話
강연말하다
fabulor
apkalbinėtiišbarimaskalbėti apiekalbėti apie darbąkalbėti apie reikalus
baumaslekcijapārrunarunarunāt
besedičenjegovoritipogovorpredavanje
konversationpratpratapratstund
กล่าวการแสดงปาฐกถาคุยพูดพูดคุย
bài nói chuyệnnói chuyện
talk
[tɔːk]A. N
1. (= conversation) → conversación f, charla f, plática f (Mex)
I enjoyed our (little) talk → disfruté de nuestra (pequeña) conversación or charla
to have a talk (with sb) → hablar (con algn), tener una conversación (con algn)
I think it's time we had a talk → creo que es hora de que hablemos (seriamente)
we had a long talk over supper → hablamos largo y tendido durante la cena
I enjoyed our (little) talk → disfruté de nuestra (pequeña) conversación or charla
to have a talk (with sb) → hablar (con algn), tener una conversación (con algn)
I think it's time we had a talk → creo que es hora de que hablemos (seriamente)
we had a long talk over supper → hablamos largo y tendido durante la cena
3. talks (= negotiations) (gen) → conversaciones fpl, pláticas fpl (Mex); (with defined aim) → negociaciones fpl
the foreign secretary will be holding talks with his French counterpart → el ministro de asuntos exteriores mantendrá conversaciones con su homólogo francés
the foreign secretary will be holding talks with his French counterpart → el ministro de asuntos exteriores mantendrá conversaciones con su homólogo francés
4. (= rumours) → rumores mpl
there is some talk of his resigning → se habla de or corren rumores sobre su posible dimisión
there's been a lot of talk about you two → se ha hablado mucho de vosotros dos → están circulando muchos rumores acerca de vosotros dos
any talk of divorce is just wild speculation → cualquier rumor acerca de un divorcio no es más que pura especulación
to be the talk of the town → ser la comidilla de la ciudad, estar en boca de todos
there is some talk of his resigning → se habla de or corren rumores sobre su posible dimisión
there's been a lot of talk about you two → se ha hablado mucho de vosotros dos → están circulando muchos rumores acerca de vosotros dos
any talk of divorce is just wild speculation → cualquier rumor acerca de un divorcio no es más que pura especulación
to be the talk of the town → ser la comidilla de la ciudad, estar en boca de todos
5. (= remarks) that's the kind of talk we could do without → esos comentarios sobran
careless talk costs lives → las palabras dichas a la ligera cuestan vidas
see also small D
careless talk costs lives → las palabras dichas a la ligera cuestan vidas
see also small D
7. (= hot air) (pej) → palabrería f, cuento m
it's just talk → es pura palabrería, es todo cuento
he'll never give up smoking, he's all talk → nunca va a dejar de fumar, mucho hablar pero luego nada or no es más que un cuentista
he's all talk and no action → ¿ése? ¡mucho ruido y pocas nueces!, habla mucho pero no hace nada
it's just talk → es pura palabrería, es todo cuento
he'll never give up smoking, he's all talk → nunca va a dejar de fumar, mucho hablar pero luego nada or no es más que un cuentista
he's all talk and no action → ¿ése? ¡mucho ruido y pocas nueces!, habla mucho pero no hace nada
B. VI
1. (= speak) → hablar
she can't talk yet → aún no sabe hablar
can you talk a little more slowly? → ¿podría hablar un poquito más despacio?
a doll that can talk → una muñeca que habla
it's easy for you to talk → para ti es fácil hablar
he talks too much → habla demasiado
she never stops talking → no deja or para de hablar
I wasn't talking about you → no hablaba de ti
he doesn't know what he's talking about → no sabe de qué habla
everyone's talking about him → anda en boca de todos
it's the most talked-about film this year → es la película más comentada del año
we're talking about a potentially enormous loss here → estamos hablando de una pérdida potencialmente enorme
talk about rich! he's absolutely loaded → ¡vaya que si es rico! ¡está forrado!
talk about a stroke of luck! → ¡qué suerte!
to talk big (fig) → darse importancia, fanfarronear
"and she's so untidy around the house" - "you can talk! or look who's talking!" → -y además, es tan desordenada en casa -¡mira quién habla! or -¡mira quién fue a hablar!
now you're talking! → ¡así se habla!
talking of films, have you seen ...? → hablando de películas, ¿has visto ...?
don't talk to your mother like that! → ¡no le hables así a tu madre!
I'm not talking to him any more → ya no me hablo con él
the way you talk you'd think this was all my fault! → ¡oyéndote hablar cualquiera diría que toda la culpa es mía!
money talks → poderoso caballero es don dinero, el dinero todo lo puede
talk of the devil! → ¡hablando del rey de Roma...!
to talk through one's hat → decir tonterías
see also dirty B2
she can't talk yet → aún no sabe hablar
can you talk a little more slowly? → ¿podría hablar un poquito más despacio?
a doll that can talk → una muñeca que habla
it's easy for you to talk → para ti es fácil hablar
he talks too much → habla demasiado
she never stops talking → no deja or para de hablar
I wasn't talking about you → no hablaba de ti
he doesn't know what he's talking about → no sabe de qué habla
everyone's talking about him → anda en boca de todos
it's the most talked-about film this year → es la película más comentada del año
we're talking about a potentially enormous loss here → estamos hablando de una pérdida potencialmente enorme
talk about rich! he's absolutely loaded → ¡vaya que si es rico! ¡está forrado!
talk about a stroke of luck! → ¡qué suerte!
to talk big (fig) → darse importancia, fanfarronear
"and she's so untidy around the house" - "you can talk! or look who's talking!" → -y además, es tan desordenada en casa -¡mira quién habla! or -¡mira quién fue a hablar!
now you're talking! → ¡así se habla!
talking of films, have you seen ...? → hablando de películas, ¿has visto ...?
don't talk to your mother like that! → ¡no le hables así a tu madre!
I'm not talking to him any more → ya no me hablo con él
the way you talk you'd think this was all my fault! → ¡oyéndote hablar cualquiera diría que toda la culpa es mía!
money talks → poderoso caballero es don dinero, el dinero todo lo puede
talk of the devil! → ¡hablando del rey de Roma...!
to talk through one's hat → decir tonterías
see also dirty B2
2. (= converse) → hablar, platicar (Mex) (to con) we talked all night → nos pasamos toda la noche hablando
I was only talking to her last week → si justo estuve hablando con ella la semana pasada
stop talking! → ¡callaos!, ¡dejad de hablar!
she had no one to talk to → no tenía con quién hablar
who were you talking to on the phone just now? → ¿con quién hablabas (por teléfono) ahora mismo?
were you talking to me? → ¿me hablas a mí?
to talk to o.s. → hablar solo
to talk about sth/sb → hablar de algo/algn
they talked about old times → hablaron de los viejos tiempos
I don't want to talk about it → no quiero hablar de ello
the sort of person who talks at you rather than to you → el tipo de persona que habla mucho pero no escucha nada
to get talking → ponerse a hablar, entablar conversación
to keep sb talking → dar charla a algn para entretenerlo, entretener a algn hablando
it was easy to talk with her → era fácil hablar con ella
I was only talking to her last week → si justo estuve hablando con ella la semana pasada
stop talking! → ¡callaos!, ¡dejad de hablar!
she had no one to talk to → no tenía con quién hablar
who were you talking to on the phone just now? → ¿con quién hablabas (por teléfono) ahora mismo?
were you talking to me? → ¿me hablas a mí?
to talk to o.s. → hablar solo
to talk about sth/sb → hablar de algo/algn
they talked about old times → hablaron de los viejos tiempos
I don't want to talk about it → no quiero hablar de ello
the sort of person who talks at you rather than to you → el tipo de persona que habla mucho pero no escucha nada
to get talking → ponerse a hablar, entablar conversación
to keep sb talking → dar charla a algn para entretenerlo, entretener a algn hablando
it was easy to talk with her → era fácil hablar con ella
3. (= have discussion) → hablar, hablar seriamente
we really need to talk → tenemos que hablar (seriamente)
the two sides need to sit down and talk → las dos partes necesitan reunirse para hablar (seriamente)
GA and Fox Ltd might be talking → puede que GA y Fox Ltd estén manteniendo negociaciones
to talk (to sb) about sth → discutir algo (con algn)
the two companies are talking about a possible merger → las dos empresas están discutiendo or negociando una posible fusión
we really need to talk → tenemos que hablar (seriamente)
the two sides need to sit down and talk → las dos partes necesitan reunirse para hablar (seriamente)
GA and Fox Ltd might be talking → puede que GA y Fox Ltd estén manteniendo negociaciones
to talk (to sb) about sth → discutir algo (con algn)
the two companies are talking about a possible merger → las dos empresas están discutiendo or negociando una posible fusión
C. VT
1. (= speak) → hablar
they were talking Arabic → hablaban (en) árabe
we're talking big money here → estamos hablando de mucho dinero
she talked herself hoarse → habló tanto que se quedó afónica
to talk nonsense, talk rubbish → decir tonterías
to talk sense → hablar con juicio or sensatez
to talk the hind legs off a donkey → hablar por los codos
they were talking Arabic → hablaban (en) árabe
we're talking big money here → estamos hablando de mucho dinero
she talked herself hoarse → habló tanto que se quedó afónica
to talk nonsense, talk rubbish → decir tonterías
to talk sense → hablar con juicio or sensatez
to talk the hind legs off a donkey → hablar por los codos
2. (= discuss) → hablar de
we were talking politics/business → hablábamos de política/negocios
to talk shop → hablar del trabajo
we were talking politics/business → hablábamos de política/negocios
to talk shop → hablar del trabajo
3. (= persuade)
to talk sb into doing sth → convencer a algn de que haga algo
I was a fool to have let her talk me into it → fui idiota por dejarle convencerme
ok! you've talked me into it → ¡vale! me has convencido
I talked myself into believing it → yo solo me terminé convenciendo de que era cierto
to talk sb out of doing sth → convencer a algn de que no haga algo, disuadir a algn de que haga algo
we managed to talk him out of it → conseguimos convencerle de que no lo hiciera, conseguimos disuadirle de que lo hiciera
he performed so badly in the interview he talked himself out of the job → habló tan mal en la entrevista que consiguió que no le dieran el puesto
he managed to talk his way out of a prison sentence → habló de tal manera que no le condenaron a pena de cárcel
to talk sb into doing sth → convencer a algn de que haga algo
I was a fool to have let her talk me into it → fui idiota por dejarle convencerme
ok! you've talked me into it → ¡vale! me has convencido
I talked myself into believing it → yo solo me terminé convenciendo de que era cierto
to talk sb out of doing sth → convencer a algn de que no haga algo, disuadir a algn de que haga algo
we managed to talk him out of it → conseguimos convencerle de que no lo hiciera, conseguimos disuadirle de que lo hiciera
he performed so badly in the interview he talked himself out of the job → habló tan mal en la entrevista que consiguió que no le dieran el puesto
he managed to talk his way out of a prison sentence → habló de tal manera que no le condenaron a pena de cárcel
talk back VI + ADV (gen) → replicar
this is where voters get the chance to talk back → ahora es cuando los votantes tienen la oportunidad de replicar; (rudely) how dare you talk back to me? → ¿cómo te atreves a replicarme or llevarme la contraria?
he's very good - he never talks back → es muy bueno - no es nada respondón
this is where voters get the chance to talk back → ahora es cuando los votantes tienen la oportunidad de replicar; (rudely) how dare you talk back to me? → ¿cómo te atreves a replicarme or llevarme la contraria?
he's very good - he never talks back → es muy bueno - no es nada respondón
talk down
A. VI + ADV to talk down to sb → hablar con aires de superioridad a algn
B. VT + ADV
1. (= help to land) [+ pilot] → dirigir por radio el aterrizaje a
2. (= dissuade from jumping) [+ suicidal person] → disuadir (para que no salte)
3. (esp Brit) (Fin) [+ currency, shares] → hacer bajar; (in deal) I talked him down another thousand → hice que rebajara el precio otras mil libras
4. (= denigrate) → menospreciar
5. (= interrupt remorselessly) → hacer callar
talk out VT + ADV
1. (= discuss thoroughly) to talk it/things out → hablar detenidamente de ello/la situación
2. (Parl) to talk out a bill alargar el debate para que no dé tiempo a votar un proyecto de ley
talk over VT + ADV (= discuss) → hablar, discutir
let's talk it/things over → vamos a hablarlo or discutirlo
to talk sth over with sb → consultar algo con algn
let's talk it/things over → vamos a hablarlo or discutirlo
to talk sth over with sb → consultar algo con algn
talk through
A. VT + ADV (= discuss) [+ plan, problem] → discutir detenidamente
B. VT + PREP (= explain) to talk sb through sth → explicar algo a algn
talk up
A. VI + ADV (US) (= speak frankly) → hablar claro or sin rodeos
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talk
[ˈtɔːk] n
(= words) → propos mpl
That's not the kind of talk one usually hears from accountants → Ce n'est pas le genre de propos que l'on entend d'habitude de la bouche de comptables.
I will not have that kind of talk at the table! → Je ne supporterai pas ce genre de propos à table!
it's all talk (= hot air) → ce ne sont que des mots
That's not the kind of talk one usually hears from accountants → Ce n'est pas le genre de propos que l'on entend d'habitude de la bouche de comptables.
I will not have that kind of talk at the table! → Je ne supporterai pas ce genre de propos à table!
it's all talk (= hot air) → ce ne sont que des mots
(= rumour) there is talk that ... → le bruit court que ...
There is talk that the president may be deposed → Le bruit court que le président pourrait être déposé.
There is talk that the president may be deposed → Le bruit court que le président pourrait être déposé.
(= discussion) → conversation f
I had a talk with my Mum about it → J'ai eu une conversation avec ma mère à ce sujet.
I think it's time we had a talk → Je crois qu'il est temps que nous ayons une conversation.
I had a talk with my Mum about it → J'ai eu une conversation avec ma mère à ce sujet.
I think it's time we had a talk → Je crois qu'il est temps que nous ayons une conversation.
(= interview) → entretien m
vi
(= speak) → parler
She can't talk yet → Elle ne sait pas encore parler.
They all began to talk at once → Ils ont commencé à parler tous à la fois.
She can't talk yet → Elle ne sait pas encore parler.
They all began to talk at once → Ils ont commencé à parler tous à la fois.
(= converse) → parler
We talked for hours → Nous avons parlé pendant des heures.
to talk to sb → parler à qn
to talk with sb → parler à qn
to talk about sth → parler de qch
They talked about old times → Ils ont parlé du bon vieux temps.
talking of films, have you seen ... ? → en parlant de films, avez-vous vu ... ?
We talked for hours → Nous avons parlé pendant des heures.
to talk to sb → parler à qn
to talk with sb → parler à qn
to talk about sth → parler de qch
They talked about old times → Ils ont parlé du bon vieux temps.
talking of films, have you seen ... ? → en parlant de films, avez-vous vu ... ?
(= chatter) → bavarder
(= gossip) → jaser
People will talk → Les gens vont jaser.
to talk about sb → parler de qn
Everyone is talking about him → Tout le monde parle de lui.
People will talk → Les gens vont jaser.
to talk about sb → parler de qn
Everyone is talking about him → Tout le monde parle de lui.
(= hold formal discussions) → négocier
The two sides are prepared to sit down and talk
BUT Les deux parties sont prêts à s'asseoir à la table des négociations.
We're talking to them about opening an office in London
BUT Nous sommes en discussion avec eux pour l'ouverture d'un bureau. à Londres.
The two sides are prepared to sit down and talk
BUT Les deux parties sont prêts à s'asseoir à la table des négociations.
We're talking to them about opening an office in London
BUT Nous sommes en discussion avec eux pour l'ouverture d'un bureau. à Londres.
vt
We're talking megabucks → Il s'agit de sommes faramineuses.
(= speak) [+ language] → parler
We're talking megabucks → Il s'agit de sommes faramineuses.
, talk round npl
(= formal discussions) → négociations fpl, pourparlers mpl
peace talks → pourparlers de paix
He went to the house to try to talk her round → Il entra dans la maison pour essayer de la persuader.
He's going to come over next week to talk it over → Il vient la semaine prochaine pour en discuter.
to talk things over with sb → en discuter avec qn
peace talks → pourparlers de paix
talk around
vt (= persuade) → persuaderHe went to the house to try to talk her round → Il entra dans la maison pour essayer de la persuader.
talk down to
vt (= patronize) to talk down to sb → prendre qn de hauttalk over
vt → discuter deHe's going to come over next week to talk it over → Il vient la semaine prochaine pour en discuter.
to talk things over with sb → en discuter avec qn
talk through
vt (= discuss) → discuter sérieusement
We have talked through this tricky problem → Nous avons discuté sérieusement de cet épineux problème.
to talk sth through with sb → discuter sérieusement de qch avec qn
We have talked through this tricky problem → Nous avons discuté sérieusement de cet épineux problème.
to talk sth through with sb → discuter sérieusement de qch avec qn
(= explain) to talk sb through sth → expliquer qch à qn
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talk
n
→ Gespräch nt (also Pol); (= conversation) → Gespräch nt, → Unterhaltung f; (esp heart-to-heart) → Aussprache f; to have a talk → ein Gespräch führen/sich unterhalten/sich aussprechen (→ with sb about sth mit jdm über etw acc); could I have a talk with you? → könnte ich Sie mal sprechen?; to hold or have talks → Gespräche führen; to have a friendly talk with somebody → sich mit jdm nett unterhalten, mit jdm plaudern; (giving advice, warning) → mit jdm (mal) in aller Freundschaft reden; I have enjoyed our talk → ich habe mich gern mit Ihnen unterhalten; to meet for talks → sich zu Gesprächen treffen
no pl (= talking) → Reden nt, → Rederei f; (= rumour) → Gerede nt; he’s all talk → er ist ein fürchterlicher Schwätzer; (and no action) → der führt bloß große Reden; there is some talk of his returning → es heißt, er kommt zurück; there is too much talk of going on strike in this factory → in dieser Fabrik wird zu viel vom Streiken geredet; it’s the talk of the town → es ist Stadtgespräch; she’s the talk of the town → sie ist zum Stadtgespräch geworden
vi
(= speak) → sprechen, reden (→ of von, about über +acc); (= have conversation) → reden, sich unterhalten (→ of, about über +acc); (bird, doll, child) → sprechen; to talk to or with somebody → mit jdm sprechen or reden (→ about über +acc); (= converse also) → sich mit jdm unterhalten (→ about über +acc); (= reprimand also) → mit jdm ein ernstes Wort reden; could I talk to Mr Smith please? → kann ich bitte Herrn Smith sprechen?; don’t talk silly! (inf) → red keinen Stuss! (inf), → red nicht so blöd (daher)! (inf); it’s easy or all right for you to talk (inf) → du hast gut reden (inf); don’t (you) talk to me like that! → wie redest du denn mit mir?; who do you think you’re talking to? → was meinst du denn, wen du vor dir hast?; that’s no way to talk to your parents → so redet man doch nicht mit seinen Eltern!; hey, that’s no way to talk → hör mal, sag doch so was nicht!; he sat there without talking → er saß da und sagte kein Wort; talk to me! → erzähl mir was!; to get/be talking to somebody → mit jdm ins Gespräch kommen/im Gespräch sein; I’m not talking to you (= we’re on bad terms) → mit dir spreche or rede ich nicht mehr; (= I mean somebody else) → ich spreche nicht mit dir; he knows/doesn’t know what he’s talking about → er weiß (schon)/weiß (doch) nicht, wovon er spricht, er hat (davon) ziemlich Ahnung (inf) → /(doch) überhaupt keine Ahnung; you can talk! (inf) → du kannst gerade reden!; to keep somebody talking → jdn (mit einem Gespräch) hinhalten; to talk to oneself → Selbstgespräche führen; now you’re talking! → das lässt sich schon eher hören!
(= mention) → sprechen, reden; he’s been talking of going abroad → er hat davon gesprochen or geredet, dass er ins Ausland fahren will; talking of salaries/films … → da or wo (inf) → wir gerade von Gehältern/Filmen sprechen …; talk about impertinence/rude/hot! → so was von Frechheit/unverschämt/heiß! (inf)
(= gossip) → reden, klatschen; everyone was talking about them → sie waren in aller Munde; (because of scandal also) → alle haben über sie geredet or geklatscht; to get oneself talked about → von sich reden machen; (because of scandal) → ins Gerede kommen
(= reveal secret) → reden; the spy refused to talk → der Spion schwieg beharrlich or weigerte sich zu reden; to make somebody talk → jdn zum Reden bringen; OK, Kowalski, talk! → O.K. or o.k., Kowalski, raus mit der Sprache! (inf)
we’re talking about at least £2,000/3 months → es geht um mindestens £ 2.000/3 Monate, wir müssen mit mindestens £ 2.000/3 Monaten rechnen; what sort of sum are we talking about? → um welche Summe geht es?
vt
(= speak) a language, slang → sprechen; nonsense → reden; talk sense! → red keinen solchen Unsinn!; he simply wasn’t talking sense → er hat bloß Unsinn geredet or verzapft (inf)
(= discuss) politics, cricket, business → reden über (+acc) → or von, sich unterhalten über (+acc); we’re talking big money/serious crime etc here (inf) → heir gehts um große Geld/um schlimme Verbrechen etc (inf); we have to talk business for a while → wir müssen mal kurz etwas Geschäftliches besprechen; then they got down to talking business → dann sind sie zum geschäftlichen Teil übergegangen; let’s talk business → kommen wir zur Sache; now you’re talking business → das lässt sich schon eher hören ? shop
(= persuade) to talk somebody/oneself into doing something → jdn überreden or jdn/sich dazu bringen, etw zu tun; (against better judgement) → jdm/sich einreden, dass man etw tut; he talked himself into believing she was unfaithful → er hat sich eingeredet, sie sei ihm nicht treu; to talk somebody out of something/doing something → jdn von etw abbringen/davon abbringen, etw zu tun, jdm etw ausreden/jdm ausreden, etw zu tun
(= achieve by talking) he talked himself out of that job → durch sein Reden hat er sich (dat) → diese Stelle verscherzt; you won’t be able to talk your way out of this → jetzt können Sie sich nicht mehr herausreden; he talked himself out of trouble → er redete sich (geschickt) heraus; he talked himself into this situation → er hat sich selbst durch sein Reden in diese Lage gebracht; to talk somebody into a better humour → jdn in eine bessere Laune bringen; to talk somebody out of his bad temper → jdm die schlechte Laune vertreiben
talk
:talk radio
n → Talkradio nt
talk show
n → Talkshow f
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talk
[tɔːk]1. n
a. (conversation) → conversazione f; (chat) → chiacchierata; (speech) → discorso; (interview) → discussione f talks npl (Pol) → colloqui mpl
I must have a talk with you → devo parlarti
I must have a talk with you → devo parlarti
b. (lecture) → conferenza
to give a talk → tenere una conferenza
he will give us a talk on ... → ci parlerà di...
to give a talk on the radio → parlare alla radio
to give a talk → tenere una conferenza
he will give us a talk on ... → ci parlerà di...
to give a talk on the radio → parlare alla radio
c. (gossip) → dicerie fpl, chiacchiere fpl
the talk was all about the wedding → non si faceva che parlare del matrimonio
there has been a lot of talk about him → si è molto parlato di lui
she's the talk of the town → è sulla bocca di tutti
it's just talk → sono solo chiacchiere
the talk was all about the wedding → non si faceva che parlare del matrimonio
there has been a lot of talk about him → si è molto parlato di lui
she's the talk of the town → è sulla bocca di tutti
it's just talk → sono solo chiacchiere
2. vi (gen) → parlare; (discuss) → discutere; (chatter) → chiacchierare
to talk about → parlare di (converse) → discorrere or conversare di
to talk to/with sb about or of sth → parlare a/con qn di qc
to talk to o.s. → parlare da solo
try to keep him talking → cerca di farlo parlare
to get o.s. talked about → far parlare di sé
it's all right for you to talk! → parli bene tu!
look who's talking! → senti chi parla!, parli proprio tu!
now you're talking! → questo sì che è parlare!
he talks too much (talkative) → parla troppo (indiscreet) → non sa tenere la bocca chiusa
they are talking of going to Sicily → pensano di andare in Sicilia
who were you talking to? → con chi stavi parlando?
he knows what he's talking about → lui sì che se ne intende
talking of films, have you seen ...? → a proposito di film, hai visto...?
to talk about → parlare di (converse) → discorrere or conversare di
to talk to/with sb about or of sth → parlare a/con qn di qc
to talk to o.s. → parlare da solo
try to keep him talking → cerca di farlo parlare
to get o.s. talked about → far parlare di sé
it's all right for you to talk! → parli bene tu!
look who's talking! → senti chi parla!, parli proprio tu!
now you're talking! → questo sì che è parlare!
he talks too much (talkative) → parla troppo (indiscreet) → non sa tenere la bocca chiusa
they are talking of going to Sicily → pensano di andare in Sicilia
who were you talking to? → con chi stavi parlando?
he knows what he's talking about → lui sì che se ne intende
talking of films, have you seen ...? → a proposito di film, hai visto...?
3. vt (a language, slang) → parlare
they were talking Arabic → parlavano arabo
to talk business → parlare di affari
to talk shop → parlare del lavoro or degli affari
to talk nonsense → dire stupidaggini
to talk sb into doing sth → persuadere or convincere qn a fare qc
to talk sb out of doing sth → dissuadere qn dal fare qc
they were talking Arabic → parlavano arabo
to talk business → parlare di affari
to talk shop → parlare del lavoro or degli affari
to talk nonsense → dire stupidaggini
to talk sb into doing sth → persuadere or convincere qn a fare qc
to talk sb out of doing sth → dissuadere qn dal fare qc
talk back vi + adv to talk back (to sb) → rispondere impertinentemente (a qn)
talk down
1. vi + adv to talk down to sb → parlare a qn con condiscendenza
2. vt + adv to talk a plane (or pilot) down → guidare l'atterraggio dalla torre di controllo
talk round
1. vt + adv to talk sb round → convincere qn
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talk
(toːk) verb1. to speak; to have a conversation or discussion. We talked about it for hours; My parrot can talk (= imitate human speech).
2. to gossip. You can't stay here – people will talk!
3. to talk about. They spent the whole time talking philosophy.
noun1. (sometimes in plural) a conversation or discussion. We had a long talk about it; The Prime Ministers met for talks on their countries' economic problems.
2. a lecture. The doctor gave us a talk on family health.
3. gossip. Her behaviour causes a lot of talk among the neighbours.
4. useless discussion; statements of things a person says he will do but which will never actually be done. There's too much talk and not enough action.
talkative (ˈtoːkətiv) adjective talking a lot. a talkative person.
ˈtalking book noun a book recorded on cassette or disc for blind people, for those with reading problems etc.
ˈtalking head noun a TV personality.
ˈtalking-point noun something to talk about; a subject, especially an interesting one. Football is the main talking-point in my family.
ˈtalk show noun (American) a television or radio programme on which (usually famous) people talk to each other and are interviewed.
ˌtalking-ˈto noun a talk given to someone in order to scold, criticize or blame them. I'll give that child a good talking-to when he gets home!
talk back (often with to) to answer rudely. Don't talk back to me!
talk big to talk as if one is very important; to boast. He's always talking big about his job.
talk down to to speak to (someone) as if he/she is much less important, clever etc. Children dislike being talked down to.
talk (someone) into / out of (doing) to persuade (someone) (not) to do (something). He talked me into changing my job.
talk over to discuss. We talked over the whole idea.
talk round1. to persuade. I managed to talk her round.
2. to talk about (something) for a long time without reaching the most important point. We talked round the question for hours.
talk sense/nonsense to say sensible, or ridiculous, things. Don't talk nonsense; I do wish you would talk sense.
talk shop to talk about one's work. We agreed not to talk shop at the party.
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→ كَلَام, يَتَكَلَّمُ hovor, mluvit snak, tale Gespräch, sprechen λόγια, μιλάω conversación, conversar, hablar puhe, puhua discussion, parler razgovarati, razgovor conversazione, parlare 話, 話す 강연, 말하다 praatje, praten snakk, snakke rozmawiać, rozmowa falar, palestra разговаривать, разговор prata, pratstund การแสดงปาฐกถา, พูดคุย konuşma, konuşmak bài nói chuyện, nói chuyện 交谈Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
talk
n. charla, plática;
vr. charlar, hablar, platicar.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
talk
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