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45 it is hard to talk sense, but harder to find listeners if you do
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talk [tɔ:k]parler ⇒ 1 (a), 1 (c), 2 (a), 2 (b) discuter ⇒ 1 (a) s'entretenir ⇒ 1 (a) causer ⇒ 1 (b) conversation ⇒ 3 (a) discussion ⇒ 3 (a), 3 (d) causette ⇒ 3 (a) entretien ⇒ 3 (a) exposé ⇒ 3 (b) paroles ⇒ 3 (c) racontars ⇒ 3 (e) négociations ⇒ 4∎ to talk to sb parler à qn;∎ to talk with sb parler ou s'entretenir avec qn;∎ to talk of or about sth parler de qch;∎ we sat talking together nous sommes restés à discuter ou à bavarder;∎ she didn't talk to me the whole evening elle ne m'a pas dit un mot de la soirée;∎ to talk in signs/riddles parler par signes/par énigmes;∎ they were talking in Chinese ils parlaient en chinois;∎ I've been teaching my parakeet to talk j'ai appris à parler à mon perroquet;∎ to talk for the sake of talking parler pour ne rien dire;∎ that's no way to talk! en voilà des façons de parler!;∎ they no longer talk to each other ils ne se parlent plus, ils ne s'adressent plus la parole;∎ who do you think you're talking to? non, mais à qui croyez-vous parler?;∎ don't you talk to me like that! je t'interdis de me parler sur ce ton!;∎ to talk to oneself parler tout seul;∎ he likes to hear himself talk il s'écoute parler;∎ I'll talk to you about it tomorrow morning (converse) je vous en parlerai demain matin; (as threat) j'aurai deux mots à vous dire à ce sujet demain matin;∎ it's no use talking to him, he never listens! on perd son temps avec lui, il n'écoute jamais!;∎ to talk of this and that parler de la pluie et du beau temps ou de choses et d'autres;∎ talking of Switzerland, have you ever been skiing? à propos de la Suisse, vous avez déjà fait du ski?;∎ they talked of little else ils n'ont parlé que de cela;∎ he's always talking big c'est un beau parleur;∎ now you're talking! voilà, c'est beaucoup mieux!;∎ you can talk!, look who's talking!, you're a fine one to talk! tu peux parler, toi!;∎ it's easy for you to talk, you've never had a gun in your back! c'est facile à dire ou tu as beau jeu de dire ça, on ne t'a jamais braqué un pistolet dans le dos!;∎ talk about luck! (admiring) qu'est-ce qu'il a comme chance!, quel veinard!; (complaining) tu parles d'une veine!∎ talk about lucky! tu parles d'un coup de bol!;∎ talk about a waste of time! tu parles d'une perte de temps!;∎ to talk through familiar one's hat or the back of one's neck or one's backside or vulgar one's arse dire des bêtises□ ou n'importe quoi□∎ you know how people talk les gens sont tellement bavards(c) (reveal secrets) parler;∎ to make sb talk faire parler qn;∎ we have ways of making people talk on a les moyens de faire parler les gens;∎ someone must have talked quelqu'un a dû parler(a) (language) parler;∎ to talk slang parler argot;∎ talk sense! ne dis pas de sottises!, ne dis pas n'importe quoi!;∎ now you're talking sense vous dites enfin des choses sensées;∎ to talk (some) sense into sb faire entendre raison à qn;∎ stop talking rubbish or nonsense! arrête de dire des bêtises!;∎ esp American familiar he can talk the talk but can he walk the walk? est-ce qu'il est aussi doué pour agir que pour parler?□∎ to talk business/politics parler affaires/politique3 noun(a) (conversation) conversation f; (discussion) discussion f; (chat) causette f, causerie f; (formal) entretien m;∎ to have a talk with sb about sth parler de qch avec qn, s'entretenir avec qn de qch;∎ I'll have a talk with him about it je lui en parlerai;∎ we had a long talk nous avons eu une longue discussion;∎ can we have a little talk? je peux vous parler deux minutes?;∎ that's fighting talk! c'est un défi!(b) (speech, lecture) exposé m;∎ to give a talk on or about sth faire un exposé sur qch;∎ there was a series of radio talks on modern Japan il y a eu à la radio une série d'émissions où des gens venaient parler du Japon moderne(c) (UNCOUNT) (noise of talking) paroles fpl, propos mpl;∎ there is a lot of talk in the background il y a beaucoup de bruit ou de gens qui parlent(d) (speculative) discussion f, rumeur f;∎ most of the talk was about the new road il a surtout été question de ou on a surtout parlé de la nouvelle route;∎ there's some talk of building a concert hall (discussion) il est question ou on parle de construire une salle de concert; (rumour) le bruit court qu'on va construire une salle de concert;∎ there has been talk of it on en a parlé, il en a été question;∎ enough of this idle talk! assez parlé!;∎ he's all talk tout ce qu'il dit, c'est du vent∎ it's only talk ce sont des racontars, tout ça;∎ their behaviour is causing a lot of talk leur conduite fait jaser;∎ it's/she's the talk of the town on ne parle que de ça/que d'elle;∎ the wedding was the talk of the town on ne parlait que du mariage(negotiations) négociations fpl, pourparlers mpl; (conference) conférence f;∎ official peace talks des pourparlers mpl officiels sur la paix;∎ so far there have only been talks about talks jusqu'ici il n'y a eu que des négociations préliminaires►► talk show causerie f (radiodiffusée/télévisée), talk-show m∎ to talk to sb about sth parler de qch à qn;∎ there's an important matter I must talk to you about j'ai à vous parler ou entretenir d'une affaire importante;∎ the new model has been much talked about on a beaucoup parlé du nouveau modèle;∎ it gives them something to talk about ça leur fait un sujet de conversation;∎ this will give them something to talk about (gossip about) voilà quelque chose qui va les faire jaser;∎ to get oneself talked about faire parler de soi;∎ they were talking about going away for the weekend ils parlaient ou envisageaient de partir pour le week-end∎ we're not talking about that! il ne s'agit pas de cela!;∎ when it comes to hardship, he knows what he's talking about pour ce qui est de souffrir, il sait de quoi il parle;∎ when it comes to cars, he knows what he's talking about pour ce qui est des voitures, il connaît son affaire;∎ what are you talking about? (I don't understand) de quoi parles-tu?; (annoyed) qu'est-ce que tu racontes?;∎ you don't know what you're talking about! tu ne sais pas ce que tu dis!;∎ I don't know what you're talking about (in answer to accusation) je ne sais pas ce que vous voulez dire;∎ it's not as if we're talking about spending millions qui parle de dépenser des millions?;∎ how much are we talking about? il faut compter combien?, ça va chercher dans les combien?;∎ but I'm talking about a matter of principle! pour moi, c'est une question de principe!∎ I hate people who talk at me not to me je ne supporte pas les gens qui parlent sans se soucier de ce que j'ai à direpasser le temps à parler, parler sans arrêt;∎ they were still talking away at 3 a.m. ils étaient encore en grande conversation à 3 heures du matin∎ to talk the night away passer la nuit à parler(insolently) répondre;∎ to talk back to sb répondre (insolemment) à qn;∎ don't you talk back to me! ne me réponds pas (comme ça)!∎ to talk sb down réduire qn au silence (en parlant plus fort que lui/elle/ etc)(b) (aircraft) faire atterrir par radio-contrôle∎ the police managed to talk him down from the roof la police a réussi à le convaincre de redescendre du toit∎ to talk down to sb parler à qn comme à un enfant∎ to talk sb into doing sth persuader qn de faire qch;∎ she allowed herself to be talked into going elle s'est laissé convaincre d'y aller;∎ to talk oneself into a job (by trying to impress) obtenir un emploi grâce à son baratin;∎ you've just talked yourself into a job (by saying that) ce que vous avez dit là m'a convaincu et vous avez le poste(a) (problem, disagreement) débattre de, discuter de;∎ they managed to talk out the problem à force de discussions, ils sont arrivés à trouver une solution au problème∎ to talk out a bill = prolonger la discussion d'un projet de loi jusqu'à ce qu'il soit trop tard pour le voter avant la clôture de la séance∎ to talk sb out of doing sth dissuader qn de faire qch;∎ try to talk him out of it essayez de l'en dissuader;∎ to talk oneself out of trouble se tirer d'affaire grâce à son baratin;∎ talk yourself out of that one! vas-y, essaie de t'en sortir cette fois-ci!discuter ou débattre de;∎ let's talk it over discutons-en, parlons-en;∎ we'll have to talk the problem over il va falloir que l'on parle de ce problème;∎ to talk things over discuter(convince) persuader, convaincre;∎ to talk sb round to one's way of thinking amener qn à sa façon de penser ou à son point de vue;∎ I'm sure she can be talked round je suis sûr qu'on peut la convaincre(problem) tourner autour de;∎ I'm tired of just talking round the subject j'en ai assez de tourner autour de la questionvanter les mérites de, faire de la publicité pour;∎ to talk up sb's chances surestimer les chances de qn;∎ the Chancellor is trying to talk up the economy le Chancelier s'est montré optimiste pour tenter de redynamiser l'économie -
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♦ talk /tɔ:k/n.1 discorso; conversazione; colloquio; abboccamento: I had an interesting talk with him, ho avuto con lui una conversazione interessante3 [u] (= small talk) chiacchiere; ciarle; cicaleccio; vane parole; vaniloquio: loose talk, discorsi a vanvera; He's all talk, parla e parla, ma non conclude nulla; tante belle parole (e pochi fatti); è tutto fumo e poco arrosto4 (pl.) colloqui; negoziati; trattative: peace talks, negoziati di pace; to reopen talks, riaprire le trattative5 [u] diceria; voce; pettegolezzo: There is talk of budget cuts, corre voce che ci saranno tagli al bilancio● ( slang USA) talk box, citofono □ (elettr.) talk-listen switch, interruttore del citofono □ (TV, radio) talk show, talk show; programma in cui un conduttore conversa con noti personaggi del mondo della politica, dello sport, dello spettacolo, ecc. □ to be the talk of the town, essere la favola della città; essere sulla bocca di tutti □ ( sport) to be in talks with a club, avere avviato trattative (o essere in parola) con una società □ It will end in talk, finirà in chiacchiere; non se ne farà nulla □ Let's have a talk, facciamo quattro chiacchiere!; parliamo un po'! □ to talk the talk ► to talk.♦ (to) talk /tɔ:k/A v. i.1 parlare; discorrere; conversare; chiacchierare: This baby cannot talk yet, questo bambino non sa ancora parlare; We talked until late, abbiamo parlato fino a tardi4 (nelle voci della forma in - ing) parlarsi (v. recipr.): Henry and Jane are not talking, Henry e Jane non si parlano (non si rivolgono la parola)B v. t.2 parlare di; discutere di; trattare ( un argomento): to talk politics, discutere di politica; to talk business, parlare d'affari; to talk books [movies], parlare (o discutere) di libri [di film]; (fam.) We're talking several millions here, stiamo parlando di (o si tratta di) parecchi milioni● (fam.) to talk big, spararle grosse; vantarsi □ (fam.) to talk dirty, dire sconcezze; parlare sboccato □ (fam.) to talk sb. 's head off, stordire q. a furia di chiacchiere; fare una testa così a q. □ (fam. GB) to talk the hind legs off a donkey, parlare senza sosta; essere un gran chiacchierone □ (fam.) to talk to hear one's own voice, parlarsi addosso □ (fam. GB) to talk nineteen to the dozen, chiacchierare a ruota libera □ to talk oneself hoarse, diventar rauco a forza di parlare; sfiatarsi, spolmonarsi □ to talk sense, dire cose sensate □ to talk sense into sb., far ragionare q. □ to talk shop, parlare di lavoro; parlare di bottega (fam.) □ (fam. USA) to talk the talk, saper parlare in modo convincente; saperla mettere giù bene (fam.) □ (fam. USA) to talk the talk and walk the walk, non parlare a vuoto; essere uno che traduce le parole in fatti □ (fam.) to talk through one's hat, dire sciocchezze; parlare solo perché si ha la lingua in bocca □ (fam. USA) to talk turkey, parlar chiaro; dire pane al pane; non aver peli sulla lingua □ Now you're talking!, adesso sì (che) parli bene!; adesso sì che ci siamo! □ (fam.) Talk of the devil!, lupus in fabula (lat.) □ (fam. iron.) You can talk, puoi parlare tu! □ (fam.) You can't talk! (o Look who's talking!), senti chi parla! -
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talk [tɔ:k]1. nounc. ( = rumours) there is talk of his returning il est question qu'il revienne2. plural noun• now you're talking! (inf) voilà qui devient intéressant !• it's easy for him to talk! c'est facile pour lui !• don't talk to me like that! ne me parle pas sur ce ton !• it's not as if we're talking about... ce n'est pas comme s'il s'agissait de...• talking of films, have you seen...? à propos de films, avez-vous vu... ?• talk about a stroke of luck! (inf) quelle chance !b. ( = converse) parler• who were you talking to? à qui parlais-tu ?• to talk to o.s. se parler tout seul• to get o.s. talked about faire parler de soia. [+ a language] parler• to talk business/politics parler affaires/politique• talk sense! ne dis pas n'importe quoi !5. compoundsa. [+ pilot, aircraft] aider à atterrir par radioguidageb. ( = speak ill of) dénigrer[+ question, problem] discuter de(US) ( = speak frankly) ne pas mâcher ses mots[+ project, book] vanter ; (in negotiations) to talk sb up marchander avec qn (pour qu'il offre davantage)* * *[tɔːk] 1.1) (talking, gossip) propos mplthere is talk of something/of doing — il est question de quelque chose/de faire
2) ( conversation) conversation f, discussion f3) ( speech) exposé m (about, on sur); ( more informal) causerie f2.talks plural noun gen négociations fpl; Politics pourparlers mpl3.transitive verb parlerwe're talking three years — (colloq) il faut compter trois ans
we're talking big money (colloq) here — il s'agit ici de sommes importantes
4.to talk somebody into/out of doing — persuader/dissuader quelqu'un de faire
intransitive verb gen parler; ( gossip) bavardertalking of tennis... — à propos de tennis...
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talk about stupid! — (colloq) comme idiotie, ça se pose un peu là! (colloq)
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sense [sens]sens ⇒ 1 (a), 1 (c), 1 (e), 1 (f) sensation ⇒ 1 (b) sentiment ⇒ 1 (b) notion ⇒ 1 (c) bon sens ⇒ 1 (d) sentir ⇒ 2 (a) raison ⇒ 31 noun∎ the five senses les cinq sens mpl;∎ to have a keen sense of smell/hearing avoir l'odorat fin/l'ouïe fine;∎ she seemed to have a sixth sense elle semblait posséder un sixième sens;∎ to be in possession of all one's senses jouir de toutes ses facultés;∎ to excite the senses exciter les sens∎ a sense of pleasure/warmth une sensation de plaisir/chaleur;∎ I felt a certain sense of pleasure j'ai ressenti un certain plaisir;∎ a sense of achievement/injustice un sentiment d'accomplissement/d'injustice;∎ to have a sense of belonging avoir le sentiment d'être intégré;∎ I felt a sense of shame je me suis senti honteux;∎ children need a sense of security les enfants ont besoin de se sentir en sécurité;∎ there's a new sense of foreboding in her writing ses écrits sont maintenant empreints d'un sentiment d'angoisse devant l'avenir∎ she seems to have lost all sense of reality elle semble avoir perdu le sens des réalités;∎ I lost all sense of time j'ai perdu toute notion de l'heure;∎ to have a (good) sense of direction avoir le sens de l'orientation;∎ figurative she lost her sense of direction when her husband died elle s'est sentie complètement désorientée après la mort de son mari;∎ he has a good sense of humour il a le sens de l'humour;∎ I try to teach them a sense of right and wrong j'essaie de leur inculquer la notion du bien et du mal;∎ she acted out of a sense of duty/of responsibility elle a agi par sens du devoir/des responsabilités;∎ they have no business sense at all ils n'ont aucun sens des affaires;∎ he has an overdeveloped sense of his own importance il est trop imbu de lui-même(d) (practical wisdom) bon sens m;∎ to show good sense faire preuve de bon sens;∎ there's a lot of sense in what she says il y beaucoup de bon sens dans ce qu'elle dit, ce qu'elle dit est tout à fait sensé;∎ to have the (good) sense to do sth avoir l'intelligence ou le bon sens de faire qch;∎ to have more sense than to do sth avoir assez de bon sens pour ne pas faire qch;∎ they didn't even have enough sense to telephone ils n'ont même pas eu l'idée de téléphoner(e) (reason, rational quality) sens m;∎ there's no sense in all of us going cela ne rime à rien d'y aller tous;∎ I can't see any sense or the sense in continuing this discussion je ne vois pas l'intérêt de continuer cette discussion;∎ to see sense entendre raison;∎ to talk sense dire des choses sensées;∎ oh, come on, talk sense! voyons, ne dis pas n'importe quoi!;∎ can you make (any) sense of this message? est-ce que vous arrivez à comprendre ce message?;∎ it makes no sense ça n'a pas de sens;∎ it makes/doesn't make sense to wait c'est une bonne idée/idiot d'attendre;∎ it makes more sense to do this first c'est plus logique de commencer par cela;∎ that makes good sense c'est logique, c'est une bonne idée;∎ it makes good political/business sense to… il est bon sur le plan politique/commercial de…∎ don't take what I say in its literal sense ne prenez pas ce que je dis au sens propre ou au pied de la lettre;∎ in every sense of the word dans tous les sens du terme;∎ in the normal sense (of the word) à proprement parler;∎ I got the general sense j'ai saisi le sens général;∎ I think we have, in a very real sense, grasped the problem je crois que nous avons parfaitement saisi le problème;∎ this is not in any real sense a change of policy ça ne représente pas du tout un changement de politique;∎ in a sense dans un sens;∎ in no sense en aucune manière;∎ in more senses than one dans tous les sens;∎ in the sense that… en ce sens que…, dans le sens où…∎ I sensed something was wrong j'ai senti que quelque chose n'allait pas;∎ I sensed as much c'est bien l'impression ou le sentiment que j'avais;∎ I sensed her meaning j'ai compris ce qu'elle voulait dire(sanity, reason) raison f;∎ to come to one's senses (become conscious) reprendre connaissance; (be reasonable) revenir à la raison;∎ to take leave of one's senses perdre la raison ou la tête;∎ to bring sb to his/her senses ramener qn à la raison►► sense organ organe m sensoriel ou des sens -
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♦ sense /sɛns/n.1 senso: the five senses, i cinque sensi; the sense of hearing [of sight], il senso dell'udito [della vista]2 sensazione; impressione; senso; sentimento: a sense of helplessness, una sensazione di impotenza; a sense of shame, un senso di vergogna3 consapevolezza; capacità di riconoscere qc.; senso: a sense of what is right, il saper riconoscere ciò che è giusto; a sense of timing, la capacità di cogliere il momento giusto; tempismo; a sense of humour, il senso dell'umorismo; moral sense, senso morale; a sense of achievement, la consapevolezza di aver compiuto qualcosa di importante4 [u] (= good sense) senso; buonsenso; senso comune; criterio; discernimento; giudizio: He's a man of sense, è una persona dotata di buonsenso; What's the sense of ( o where's the sense in) talking like that?, che senso c'è a parlare così?; to talk sense, dire cose sensate; to talk sense into sb., far ragionare q.5 [uc] senso; significato: a word with several senses, una parola con vari significati; in the accepted sense, nel senso più comune del termine; broad sense, senso lato; strict sense, senso stretto; I didn't grasp the sense of his remarks, non afferrai il senso delle sue osservazioni; in the best [in the full] sense of the word, nel miglior [nel vero] senso della parola; to make sense, aver senso: This sentence doesn't make sense, questa frase non ha senso; to make sense ( out) of st., trovare un senso in, capire il senso di qc.6 [u] sentimento generale; indirizzo, orientamento, polso (fig.): the sense of the audience, l'orientamento del pubblico7 (pl.) coscienza; conoscenza: to bring sb. to his senses, far tornare in sé q.; far rinsavire q.; to be out of one's senses, essere fuori di sé; esser matto; to take leave of one's senses, uscire di senno; ammattire; to lose one's senses, perdere conoscenza; to come to one's senses, riprendere conoscenza; riaversi; ( anche) rinsavire, tornare in sé8 (pl.) facoltà mentali: to be in one's right senses, essere nel pieno possesso delle proprie facoltà mentali● (filos.) sense datum, dato sensoriale □ sense of occasion, sentimento di solennità; aria di festa ( percezione che qualcosa di speciale sta accadendo) □ (fisiol.) sense organ, organo sensorio □ sense perception, percezione sensoria □ common sense, buonsenso □ to frighten sb. out of his senses, terrorizzare, spaventare a morte q. □ in a sense, in un certo senso □ (fam.) not to have enough sense to come in out of the rain, non avere un briciolo di buon senso.(to) sense /sɛns/v. t.1 sentire; accorgersi di; percepire; intuire; avvertire: I sensed that he was hiding something, sentii che mi nascondeva qualcosa; I sensed his hostility, avvertivo la sua ostilità -
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sense [sens]1. nouna. ( = faculty) sens m• sense of hearing ouïe f• sense of smell odorat m• sense of sight vue f• sense of taste goût mb. ( = awareness) sens mc. ( = feeling) sentiment md. ( = good sense) bon sens m• they should have more sense! ils devraient avoir un peu plus de bon sens !► one's senses ( = sanity)e. ( = reasonable quality) sens m• what's the sense in (doing) that? à quoi ça rime ?f. ( = meaning) sens m• in the literal/figurative sense au sens propre/figuréa. ( = become aware of) sentir (intuitivement) ; [+ trouble] pressentirb. [machine, sensor device] détecter* * *[sens] 1.1) (faculty, ability) sens msense of hearing — ouïe f
sense of sight — vue f
sense of smell — odorat m
sense of taste — goût m
to dull/sharpen the senses — émousser/aiguiser les sens
2) ( feeling)3) ( practical quality) bon sens m4) ( reason)to make sense — [sentence, film, theory] avoir un sens
5) ( meaning) gen, Linguistics sens m2.he is in a ou one ou some sense right to complain, but... — dans un certain sens il a raison de se plaindre, mais...
3.to take leave of one's senses — perdre la raison or l'esprit m
transitive verb1) ( be aware of) deviner ( that que)2) [machine] détecter••to knock ou pound US some sense into somebody — ramener quelqu'un à la raison
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A n1 ( faculty) sens m ; sense of hearing ouïe f ; sense of sight vue f ; sense of smell odorat m ; sense of taste goût m ; sense of touch toucher m ; to dull/sharpen the senses émousser/aiguiser les sens ;2 fig ( ability to appreciate) a sense of le sens de ; a sense of direction/of rhythm le sens de l'orientation/du rythme ; a writer with a sense of history/the absurd un écrivain doué du sens de l'histoire/l'absurde ; to have no sense of style/decency n'avoir aucun style/aucune notion de la décence ; to lose all sense of time perdre toute notion du temps ;3 ( feeling) a sense of un sentiment de [guilt, security, failure, identity] ; his sense of having failed/being excluded son sentiment d' avoir échoué/d'être exclu ; he had the sense that something was wrong/that he had forgotten something il avait le sentiment que quelque chose n'allait pas/d'avoir oublié quelque chose ; a sense of purpose le sentiment d'avoir un but ; the town has a great sense of community la ville a un grand sens de la communauté ;4 ( practical quality) bon sens m ; to have the (good) sense to do avoir le bon sens de faire ; to have more sense than to do avoir suffisamment de bon sens pour ne pas faire ;5 ( reason) there's no sense in doing cela ne sert à rien de faire ; what's the sense in getting angry/leaving now? à quoi sert de se fâcher/partir maintenant? ; to make sense of sth comprendre qch ; I can't make sense of this article/this sentence je ne comprends rien à cet article/cette phrase ; it makes sense to do c'est une bonne idée de faire ; it makes good business sense to employ an accountant ce serait profitable d'employer un comptable ; to make sense [sentence, film, theory] avoir un sens ; not to make any sense [sentence, film, theory] n'avoir aucun sens ; what he said didn't make much sense to me ce qu'il a dit ne m'a pas semblé très logique ;6 ( meaning) gen, Ling sens m ; in the literal/strict sense (of the word) au sens littéral/strict (du mot) ; in all senses ou in every sense of the word dans tous les sens du mot ; in the sense that en ce sens que ; he is in a ou one ou some sense right to complain, but… dans un certain sens il a raison de se plaindre, mais… ; they are in no sense democratic ils ne sont en aucune manière démocratiques ;B senses npl ( sanity) raison f ; to bring sb to his senses ramener qn à la raison ; to come to one's senses revenir à la raison ; to take leave of one's senses perdre la raison or l'esprit.C vtr1 ( be aware of) deviner (that que) ; he sensed her uneasiness/her anger/her sorrow il devinait son malaise/sa colère/son chagrin ; to sense where/how etc deviner où/comment etc ; to sense danger/hostility sentir un danger/de l'hostilité ; to sense sb ou sb's presence sentir la présence de qn ;to knock ou hammer ou pound US some sense into sb ramener qn à la raison ; to see sense entendre raison ; to talk sense dire des choses sensées. -
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sense [sens]1. n1) чу́вство; ощуще́ние;the five senses пять чувств
;sixth sense шесто́е чу́вство, интуи́ция
;to have keen ( или quick) senses о́стро чу́вствовать, ощуща́ть
;a sense of duty чу́вство до́лга
;a sense of humour чу́вство ю́мора
;a sense of proportion чу́вство ме́ры
2) здра́вый смысл (тж. common sense, good sense); ум;a man of sense разу́мный челове́к
;to talk sense говори́ть де́льно, разу́мно
;he is talking sense он де́ло говори́т
3) смысл, значе́ние;it makes no sense в э́том нет смы́сла
;in the strict(est) ( или true) sense of the word в (са́мом) то́чном значе́нии сло́ва
;in a good sense в хоро́шем смы́сле (сло́ва)
;in a literal sense в буква́льном смы́сле сло́ва
;in a sense в изве́стном смы́сле, до изве́стной сте́пени
;in all senses во всех смы́слах, во всех отноше́ниях
;in no sense ни в како́м отноше́нии
4) о́бщее настрое́ние;to take the senses of the meeting определи́ть настрое́ние собра́ния посре́дством голосова́ния
5) pl созна́ние; ра́зум;in one's senses в своём уме́
;have you taken leave ( или are you out) of your senses? с ума́ вы сошли́?
;а) прийти́ в себя́;б) взя́ться за ум;to frighten ( или to scare) smb. out of his senses напуга́ть кого́-л. до поте́ри созна́ния
2. v1) ощуща́ть, чу́вствовать2) понима́ть -
56 talk
1. noun1) (discussion) Gespräch, dashave a talk [with somebody] [about something] — [mit jemandem] [über etwas (Akk.)] reden od. sprechen
have or hold talks [with somebody] — [mit jemandem] Gespräche führen
give a talk/a series of talks [on something/somebody] — einen Vortrag/eine Vortragsreihe [über etwas/jemanden] halten
there's too much talk [of...] — es wird zu viel [von...] geredet
2. intransitive verbbe the talk of the town/neighbourhood — etc. Stadtgespräch/das Thema in der Nachbarschaft usw. sein
1) (speak) sprechen, reden (with, to mit); (lecture) sprechen; (converse) sich unterhalten; (have talks) Gespräche führen; (gossip) redenkeep somebody talking — jemanden in ein [längeres] Gespräch verwickeln
now you're talking! — (coll.) das hört sich schon besser an
that's no way to talk/talk to your uncle — das darfst du nicht sagen/so darfst du aber nicht mit deinem Onkel reden!
it's easy for you/him etc. to talk — du hast/er hat usw. gut reden
look who's talking — (iron.) das musst du gerade sagen
get talking [to somebody] — [mit jemandem] ins Gespräch kommen
talk of or about somebody/something — über jemanden/etwas reden
everyone's talking about him/his divorce — er/seine Scheidung ist in aller Munde
talk of or about doing something — davon reden, etwas zu tun
[not] know what one is talking about — [gar nicht] wissen, wovon man redet
[not] know what somebody is talking about — [nicht] wissen, was jemand meint od. wovon jemand spricht
talking of holidays — etc. da wir [gerade] vom Urlaub usw. sprechen
3) (betray secrets) reden3. transitive verbtalk [a load of] nonsense — [eine Menge] Unsinn od. (ugs.) Stuss reden
2) (discuss)talk politics/music — etc. über Politik/Musik usw. reden
3) (use) sprechen [Sprache, Dialekt usw.]4)talk oneself or one's way out of trouble — sich aus Schwierigkeiten herausreden
talk somebody into/out of something — jemanden zu etwas überreden/jemandem etwas ausreden
Phrasal Verbs:- academic.ru/73258/talk_down">talk down- talk over- talk round- talk through* * *[to:k] 1. verb1) (to speak; to have a conversation or discussion: We talked about it for hours; My parrot can talk (= imitate human speech).) reden2) (to gossip: You can't stay here - people will talk!) reden über3) (to talk about: They spent the whole time talking philosophy.) das Gespräch2. 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.) die Aussprache2) (a lecture: The doctor gave us a talk on family health.) das Gerede3) (gossip: Her behaviour causes a lot of talk among the neighbours.) das Gerede4) (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.) das Gerede•- talkative- talking book
- talking head
- talking-point
- talk show
- talking-to
- talk back
- talk big
- talk down to
- talk someone into / out of doing
- talk into / out of doing
- talk someone into / out of
- talk into / out of
- talk over
- talk round
- talk sense/nonsense
- talk shop* * *I. nto have a \talk [with sb] [about sth] [mit jdm] [über etw akk] reden [o sprechen], ein Gespräch [mit jdm] [über etw akk] führen form; (conversation) sich akk [mit jdm] [über etw akk] unterhalten; (private) eine Unterredung [mit jdm] [über etw akk] habenheart-to-heart \talk offene Aussprachebig \talk große Töne pej famidle \talk leeres Gerede famto make small \talk Konversation betreiben4. (subject of conversation)▪ the \talk Gespräch[sthema] nther behaviour is the \talk of the neighbourhood ihr Verhalten ist das Gespräch des ganzen Viertels5. (formal discussions)▪ \talks pl Gespräche plpeace \talks Friedensverhandlungen pl6.▶ to be the \talk of the town Stadtgespräch seinII. vi▪ to \talk about sb/sth über jdn/etw reden [o sprechen]what the hell are you \talking about? wovon zum Teufel sprichst du eigentlich? fam▪ to \talk to [or with] sb mit jdm reden [o sprechen]she \talks to her mother on the phone every week sie telefoniert jede Woche mit ihrer Mutter3. (speak privately or seriously) redencan we \talk? können wir reden?I think we need to \talk ich denke, wir sollten einmal miteinander reden4.▶ to \talk dirty [to sb] obszön [mit jdm] reden▶ look who's \talking, you're a fine one to \talk, to set sb \talking BRIT jdm Grund zum Tratschen geben famIII. vt1. (speak)she \talks English at work and French at home in der Arbeit spricht sie Englisch und zu Hause Französischto \talk business/money/politics über Geschäfte/Geld/Politik sprechen3.▶ to give sb something to \talk about jdm Gesprächsstoff liefern▶ to be able to \talk the hind leg[s] off a donkey BRIT ( fam) jdm ein Loch in den Bauch reden können fam▶ to \talk sense [into sb's head] vernünftig [mit jdm] reden* * *[tɔːk]1. n1) Gespräch nt (ALSO POL); (= conversation) Gespräch nt, Unterhaltung f; (esp heart-to-heart) Aussprache fto 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 have a friendly talk with sb — 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
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
3) (= lecture) Vortrag mto give a talk — einen Vortrag halten (on über +acc )
her talk on the dangers... — ihre (kurze) Rede über die Gefahren...
2. vi1) (= speak) sprechen, reden (of von, about über +acc); (= have conversation) reden, sich unterhalten (of, about über +acc); (bird, doll, child) sprechento talk to or with sb — mit jdm sprechen or reden (about über +acc )
don't talk silly! (inf) — red keinen Stuss! (inf), red nicht so blöd (daher)! (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 —
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
to get/be talking to sb — mit jdm ins Gespräch kommen/im Gespräch sein
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
2) (= mention) sprechen, redenhe's been talking of going abroad — er hat davon gesprochen or geredet, dass er ins Ausland fahren will
talk about impertinence/rude/hot! — so was von Frechheit/unverschämt/heiß! (inf)
3) (= chatter) reden, schwatzenstop talking! — sei/seid ruhig!
4) (= gossip) reden, klatscheneveryone 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
5) (= reveal secret) redenOK, Kowalski, talk! — O.K. or o.k., Kowalski, raus mit der Sprache! (inf)
6)we're talking about at least £2,000/3 months —
what sort of sum are we talking about? — um welche Summe geht es?
3. vt2) (= 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)
let's talk business —
See:→ shop3)(= persuade)
to talk sb/oneself into doing sth — jdn überreden or jdn/sich dazu bringen, etw zu tun; (against better judgement) jdm/sich einreden, dass man etw tuthe talked himself into believing she was unfaithful — er hat sich eingeredet, sie sei ihm nicht treu
to talk sb out of sth/doing sth — jdn von etw abbringen/davon abbringen, etw zu tun, jdm etw ausreden/jdm ausreden, etw zu tun
4)5)See:→ head* * *talk [tɔːk]A s1. Reden n2. Gespräch n:a) Unterhaltung f, Plauderei fhave a talk with sb mit jemandem reden oder plaudern, sich mit jemandem unterhalten3. Aussprache f4. RADIO etca) Plauderei fb) Vortrag m:give a talk on einen Vortrag halten über (akk)5. Gerede n:a) Geschwätz n umgb) Klatsch m umg:he’s all talk er ist ein großer Schwätzer;he’s all talk and no action er redet (immer) nur und tut nichts;that was all talk das war alles nur Gerede;end in talk im Sand verlaufen;there is a lot of talk about es ist viel die Rede von;6. Gesprächsgegenstand m:be the talk of the town Stadtgespräch seinB v/i1. reden, sprechen:2. reden, sprechen, plaudern, sich unterhalten ( alle:about, on über akk;of von;with mit):talk about sth auch etwas besprechen;he knows what he is talking about er weiß, wovon er spricht;talk at sb auf jemanden einreden;a) mit jemandem sprechen oder reden,b) umg jemandem die Meinung sagen, jemandem eine Standpauke halten;they are not talking to each other sie reden zurzeit nicht miteinander;talk to o.s. Selbstgespräche führen;talking of … da wir gerade von … sprechen;you can talk! umg das sagst ausgerechnet du!;now you are talking! umg das lässt sich schon eher hören!3. pej reden:a) schwatzenb) klatschen umg:C v/t1. Unsinn etc reden:talk a solution to a problem die Lösung eines Problems herbeireden;he was talking a lot without saying anything er redete viel, ohne etwas zu sagen; → sense A 8, wisdom 12. eine Sprache sprechen:4. reden:talk o.s. hoarse;talk sb into believing sth jemanden etwas glauben machen;talk sb into sth jemandem etwas einreden, jemanden zu etwas überreden, jemandem etwas aufschwatzen;talk sb out of sth jemandem etwas ausreden;talk one’s way out of sth sich aus etwas herausreden;* * *1. noun1) (discussion) Gespräch, dashave a talk [with somebody] [about something] — [mit jemandem] [über etwas (Akk.)] reden od. sprechen
have or hold talks [with somebody] — [mit jemandem] Gespräche führen
2) (speech, lecture) Vortrag, dergive a talk/a series of talks [on something/somebody] — einen Vortrag/eine Vortragsreihe [über etwas/jemanden] halten
there's too much talk [of...] — es wird zu viel [von...] geredet
2. intransitive verbbe the talk of the town/neighbourhood — etc. Stadtgespräch/das Thema in der Nachbarschaft usw. sein
1) (speak) sprechen, reden (with, to mit); (lecture) sprechen; (converse) sich unterhalten; (have talks) Gespräche führen; (gossip) redenkeep somebody talking — jemanden in ein [längeres] Gespräch verwickeln
now you're talking! — (coll.) das hört sich schon besser an
that's no way to talk/talk to your uncle — das darfst du nicht sagen/so darfst du aber nicht mit deinem Onkel reden!
it's easy for you/him etc. to talk — du hast/er hat usw. gut reden
look who's talking — (iron.) das musst du gerade sagen
you can (iron.) or can't talk! — sei du nur ganz still!
get talking [to somebody] — [mit jemandem] ins Gespräch kommen
talk of or about somebody/something — über jemanden/etwas reden
everyone's talking about him/his divorce — er/seine Scheidung ist in aller Munde
talk of or about doing something — davon reden, etwas zu tun
[not] know what one is talking about — [gar nicht] wissen, wovon man redet
[not] know what somebody is talking about — [nicht] wissen, was jemand meint od. wovon jemand spricht
talking of holidays — etc. da wir [gerade] vom Urlaub usw. sprechen
2) (have power of speech) sprechen3) (betray secrets) reden3. transitive verb1) (utter, express)talk [a load of] nonsense — [eine Menge] Unsinn od. (ugs.) Stuss reden
2) (discuss)talk politics/music — etc. über Politik/Musik usw. reden
3) (use) sprechen [Sprache, Dialekt usw.]4)talk oneself or one's way out of trouble — sich aus Schwierigkeiten herausreden
talk somebody into/out of something — jemanden zu etwas überreden/jemandem etwas ausreden
Phrasal Verbs:* * *n.Gespräch -e n. (to) v.reden (zu) v.sich unterhalten (mit) v.sprechen (mit) v. -
57 sense
1. noun1) (faculty of perception) Sinn, dersense of smell/touch/taste — Geruchs-/Tast-/Geschmackssinn, der
have taken leave of one's senses — den Verstand verloren haben
bring somebody to his senses — jemanden zur Vernunft od. Besinnung bringen
3) (consciousness) Gefühl, dassense of responsibility/guilt — Verantwortungs-/Schuldgefühl, das
out of a sense of duty — aus Pflichtgefühl
4) (practical wisdom) Verstand, derthere's a lot of sense in what he's saying — was er sagt, klingt sehr vernünftig
have the sense to do something — so vernünftig sein, etwas zu tun
what is the sense of or in doing that? — was hat man davon od. wozu soll es gut sein, das zu tun?
now you are talking sense — jetzt wirst du vernünftig
make somebody see sense — jemanden zur Vernunft bringen; see also academic.ru/14644/common_sense">common sense; good I 1.
in the strict or literal sense — im strengen od. wörtlichen Sinn
in every sense [of the word] — in jeder Hinsicht
it does not make sense to do that — es ist Unsinn od. unvernünftig, das zu tun
2. transitive verbit makes [a lot of] sense — (is [very] reasonable) es ist [sehr] sinnvoll
spüren; [Tier:] wittern* * *[sens] 1. noun1) (one of the five powers (hearing, taste, sight, smell, touch) by which a person or animal feels or notices.) der Sinn2) (a feeling: He has an exaggerated sense of his own importance.) das Gefühl3) (an awareness of (something): a well-developed musical sense; She has no sense of humour.) der Sinn4) (good judgement: You can rely on him - he has plenty of sense.) der Verstand5) (a meaning (of a word).) der Sinn6) (something which is meaningful: Can you make sense of her letter?) der Sinn2. verb(to feel, become aware of, or realize: He sensed that she disapproved.) fühlen- senseless- senselessly
- senselessness
- senses
- sixth sense* * *[sen(t)s]I. nI hope they'll have the [good] \sense to shut the windows before they leave ich hoffe, sie sind so klug, die Fenster zu schließen, bevor sie gehento make [good] \sense sinnvoll seinplanning so far ahead makes no \sense es hat keinen Sinn, so weit im Voraus zu planento see the \sense in sth den Sinn in etw dat sehento talk \sense sich akk verständlich ausdrückenthere's no \sense in doing sth es hat keinen Sinn, etw zu tunthere's no \sense in waiting es ist zwecklos zu warten2. (reason)▪ one's \senses pl jds gesunder Menschenverstandit's time you came to your \senses es wird Zeit, dass du zur Vernunft kommstto bring sb to their \senses jdn zur Vernunft bringento take leave of one's \senses den Verstand verlieren\sense of hearing Gehör nt\sense of sight Sehvermögen nt\sense of smell/taste/touch Geruchs-/Geschmacks-/Tastsinn mthe five \senses die fünf Sinnesixth \sense sechster Sinndid you get any \sense of how they might react? kannst du dir irgendwie denken, wie sie reagieren werden?▪ to have a \sense that... das Gefühl haben, dass...I had a sudden \sense that I was needed at home ich spürte auf einmal, dass ich zu Hause gebraucht wurde\sense of beauty Schönheitssinn m\sense of belonging Zusammengehörigkeitsgefühl nt\sense of direction Orientierungssinn m\sense of duty Pflichtgefühl nt\sense of justice/reality Gerechtigkeits-/Realitätssinn ma \sense of security ein Gefühl nt der Sicherheita \sense of social responsibility ein Gefühl nt für soziale Verantwortung\sense of time Zeitgefühl ntthe broad/narrow \sense of a word/term die weite/enge Bedeutung eines Wortes/Begriffesin the broad[est] \sense of the term im weitesten Sinne des Wortesfigurative/literal \sense übertragene/wörtliche [o ursprüngliche] Bedeutungto make \sense einen Sinn ergebenthis passage doesn't make \sense diese Passage ist unverständlichI've read the letter twice, but I can't make any \sense of it ich habe den Brief zweimal gelesen, aber ich kann mir keinen Reim darauf machenin a \sense in gewisser Weisewe are in no \sense obliged to agree to this wir sind in keiner Weise verpflichtet, dem zuzustimmenin every \sense in jeder Hinsicht7. (aptitude)to have a \sense of fun Spaß verstehen könnenit was just a joke — where's your \sense of fun? das war doch nur ein Scherz — verstehst du keinen Spaß?to have a \sense of humour Sinn für Humor haben8. (direction)II. vt▪ to \sense sb/sth jdn/etw wahrnehmen▪ to \sense that... spüren, dass...he \sensed that his guests were bored er spürte, dass seine Gäste sich langweiltencould you \sense what was likely to happen? hattest du eine Ahnung von dem, was passieren konnte?to \sense sb's anger jds Wut spürento \sense danger Gefahr wittern* * *[sens]1. n1) (bodily) Sinn msense of hearing — Gehörsinn m, Gehör nt
2) pl (= right mind) Verstand mno man in his senses... — kein einigermaßen vernünftiger Mensch...
to frighten sb out of his senses —
his senses were deranged by... — er war durch... völlig verstört
to come to one's senses — zur Vernunft or Besinnung kommen, Vernunft annehmen
3) (= feeling) Gefühl nta sense of occasion — das Gefühl, dass etwas Besonderes stattfindet
4) (= instinct, appreciation) Sinn mhis sense for what is appropriate — sein Gefühl nt or Gespür nt dafür, was angebracht ist
/justice — Farben-/Gerechtigkeitssinn m
5)haven't you sense enough or enough sense to stop when you're tired? — bist du nicht vernünftig genug aufzuhören, wenn du müde bist?
he had the (good) sense to... — er war so vernünftig or klug or gescheit und...
you should have had more sense than to... — du hättest vernünftiger sein sollen und nicht...
there is no sense in that — das hat keinen Sinn, es ist zwecklos
there's a lot of sense in that — das hat Hand und Fuß, das ist ganz vernünftig
what's the sense of or in doing this? — welchen Sinn hat es denn, das zu tun?
there is no sense in doing that — es ist zwecklos or sinnlos, das zu tun
there's some sense in what he says — was er sagt, ist ganz vernünftig
there's some sense in doing that — es wäre ganz vernünftig, das zu tun
6)it doesn't make sense doing it that way/spending or to spend all that money —
why did he decide that? – I don't know, it doesn't make sense — warum hat er das beschlossen? – ich weiß es nicht, es ist mir unverständlich or es macht keinen Sinn
it makes good financial/political sense to... — aus finanzieller/politischer Sicht gesehen ist es sehr vernünftig, zu...
he/his theory doesn't make sense — er/seine Theorie ist völlig unverständlich
it all makes sense now —
it doesn't make sense, the jewels were there a minute ago — das ist ganz unverständlich, die Juwelen waren doch eben noch da
to make sense of sth — etw verstehen, aus etw schlau werden (inf)
you're not making sense (in explaining sth, in plans, intentions etc) — das ist doch Unsinn; (in behaviour, attitude) ich werde aus Ihnen nicht schlau (inf)
now you're making sense (in explaining sth) — jetzt verstehe ich, was Sie meinen; (in plans, intentions etc) das ist endlich eine vernünftige Idee
7) (= meaning) Sinn m no plit has three distinct senses —
in what sense are you using the word? — in welchem Sinn or welcher Bedeutung gebrauchen Sie das Wort?
8)(= way, respect)
in a sense — in gewisser Hinsicht, gewissermaßenin what sense? —
in one sense what he claims is true — in gewisser Hinsicht hat er mit seiner Behauptung recht
2. vtfühlen, spürenI could sense someone there in the dark — ich fühlte or spürte, dass da jemand in der Dunkelheit war
* * *sense [sens]A s1. Sinn m, Sinnesorgan n:sense of hearing (sight, smell, taste, touch) Gehör-(Gesichts-, Geruchs-, Geschmacks-, Tast)sinn;2. pl Sinne pl, (klarer) Verstand:in (out of) one’s senses bei (von) Sinnen;bring sb to their senses jemanden wieder zur Besinnung bringen;3. fig Vernunft f, Verstand m:a man of sense ein vernünftiger oder kluger Mensch;have the sense to do sth so klug sein, etwas zu tun;4. Sinne pl, Empfindungsvermögen n5. Gefühl n:a) Empfindung f (of für):sense of achievement Erfolgserlebnis n;sense of pain Schmerzgefühl;b) Ahnung f, unbestimmtes Gefühlof für):sense of balance Gleichgewichtssinn, -empfinden n, -gefühl;sense of beauty Schönheitssinn;sense of duty Pflichtbewusstsein n, -gefühl;a keen sense of justice ein ausgeprägter Gerechtigkeitssinn;sense of responsibility Verantwortungsgefühl, -bewusstsein n;sense of shame Schamgefühl;sense of time Zeitgefühl; → belonging 1, direction 1, honor B 1, humor A 4, locality 1 a, mission 5, pitch2 C 8, purpose B 4, self-worth7. Sinn m, Bedeutung f:in every sense in jeder Hinsicht;in a sense in gewissem Sinne;in the good and in the bad sense im guten wie im bösen oder schlechten Sinn8. Sinn m, (etwas) Vernünftiges:what is the sense of doing this? was hat es für einen Sinn, das zu tun?;is there a sense in which …? könnte man vielleicht sagen, dass …?;it makes sense es macht Sinn, es hat Hand und Fuß, es klingt plausibel;it does not make sense es hat oder macht keinen Sinn;I could make no sense of it ich konnte mir darauf keinen Reim machen;talk sense vernünftig redentake the sense of the meeting die Meinung der Versammlung einholen10. MATH Richtung f:sense of rotation Drehsinn mB v/t1. empfinden, fühlen, spüren, ahnen2. ITa) abtastenb) abfragen3. besonders US umg kapieren* * *1. noun1) (faculty of perception) Sinn, dersense of smell/touch/taste — Geruchs-/Tast-/Geschmackssinn, der
bring somebody to his senses — jemanden zur Vernunft od. Besinnung bringen
3) (consciousness) Gefühl, dassense of responsibility/guilt — Verantwortungs-/Schuldgefühl, das
4) (practical wisdom) Verstand, derthere's a lot of sense in what he's saying — was er sagt, klingt sehr vernünftig
have the sense to do something — so vernünftig sein, etwas zu tun
what is the sense of or in doing that? — was hat man davon od. wozu soll es gut sein, das zu tun?
make somebody see sense — jemanden zur Vernunft bringen; see also common sense; good I 1.
in the strict or literal sense — im strengen od. wörtlichen Sinn
in every sense [of the word] — in jeder Hinsicht
in a or one sense — in gewisser Hinsicht od. Weise
it does not make sense to do that — es ist Unsinn od. unvernünftig, das zu tun
2. transitive verbit makes [a lot of] sense — (is [very] reasonable) es ist [sehr] sinnvoll
spüren; [Tier:] wittern* * *n.Empfindung f.Gefühl -e n.Sinn -e m.Verstand -¨e m.Wahrnehmung f. v.abfühlen v.abtasten v.empfinden v.fühlen v.wahrnehmen v. -
58 sense
sens
1. сущ.
1) а) чувство, ощущение;
восприятие to dull the senses ≈ притуплять чувства to have keen/quick senses ≈ остро чувствовать, ощущать to sharpen the senses ≈ обострять чувства intuitive sense ≈ интуитивное чувство a sense of humour ≈ чувство юмора a sense of failure ≈ сознание неудачи five senses sixth sense sense of proportion Syn: feeling б) общее настроение;
атмосфера, дух Syn: aura, mood, spirit
2) мн. разум, сознание have you taken leave (или are you out) of your senses? ≈ с ума вы сошли? to lose one's senses ≈ потерять сознание;
брякнуться в обморок to frighten/scare smb. out of his senses ≈ напугать кого-л. до потери сознания
3) здравый смысл, склад ума (тж. common sense, good sense, horse sense) ;
ум to display, show sense ≈ проявлять здравый смысл a grain of sense ≈ крупица здравого смысла They don't have the sense to admit defeat. ≈ У них не хватает здравого смысла, чтобы признать поражение. to bring smb. to her/his senses ≈ доводить что-л. до чьего-л. ума to take leave of one's senses talk sense ≈говорить дельно, разумно He is talking sense. ≈ Он дело говорит. Syn: wisdom
4) смысл;
значение (слова) ;
резон, обоснованность( каких-л. действий и т. п.) to make no sense ≈ иметь смысл figurative sense narrow sense strict sense in a sense in all senses in no sense
2. гл.
1) ощущать, чувствовать Syn: feel, become aware
2) понимать чувство - the five *s пять чувств - * of hearing слух - sixth * шестое чувство, интуиция - inner * внутренний голос;
внутреннее ощущение - * organs органы чувств - dogs have an acute * of smell у собак острое обоняние /хорошее чутье, нюх/ ощущение, восприятие - a * of pain ощущение боли - a * of time чувство времени - a * of locality чувство пространства - a high * of duty высокое чувство долга - aesthetic * эстетический вкус /-ое чутье/ - a * of colour понимание колорита, умение подбирать цвета - a keen * of humour тонкое чувство юмора - a high * of one's importance большое самомнение - to do smth. out of /from/ a * of duty делать что-л. из чувства долга - to have no * of proportion быть лишенным чувства меры - to lack all * of beauty не иметь чувства прекрасного - he has no stage * он совершенно не чувствует /не понимает законов/ сцены сознание, рассудок - in one's right *s в здравом уме - are you in your right *s? ты что - рехнулся? - to be out of one's *s (разговорное) свихнуться, спятить, быть не в своем уме - to recover /to regain/ one's *s прийти в себя /в сознание/ - to lose one's *s сойти с ума - to take leave of one's *s (разговорное) сойти с ума, рехнуться - to be frightened out of one's *s перепугаться до полусмерти /до обморока/;
одуреть от страха - no man in his *s would have done so так поступить мог только сумасшедший /лишенный здравого смысла/ разум - * comes with age разум приходит с годами - he has no * он не отличается благоразумием - to bring smb. to his *s образумить кого-л. - to come to one's *s образумиться, прийти в себя - to act against all * действовать /поступать/ неразумно здравый смысл (тж. common *) - a man of * разумный /здравомыслящий/ человек - to show good * проявить здравый смысл - to appeal to smb.'s good /common/ * взывать к чьему-л. здравому смыслу - to talk * говорить разумно /дельно/ - there is no * in doing this нет смысла /не стоит/ делать это - to have too much * to do smth., to have more * than to do smth. быть достаточно умным, чтобы сделать что-л. /не сделать чего-л./ - to make use of one's *s (разговорное) шевелить мозгами, думать - use a little *! (разговорное) шевели мозгами!, подумай! - he had the good * to make a wise choice у него хватило ума /здравого смысла/ сделать правильный выбор значение, важность( чего-л.) - to make * иметь смысл, быть нужным - this decision makes * это решение имеет смысл - it doesn't make *, it makes no * at all это лишено всякого смысла;
это вздор /чушь/ - his attitude doesn't make * его отношение трудно понять - I cannot make out the * of... не могу понять смысла (чего-л.) значение - strict * точное значение - archaic * устаревшее значение - in the narrow * of the word в узком значении этого слова - in the best * of the term в лучшем смысле этого слова - in a (certain) * в некотором смысле, до некоторой степени - in no * ни в каком смысле, ни в каком отношении - in no * a genius отнюдь не гений - in every * во всех отношениях - the marriage was in every * happy брак был во всех отношениях счастливым - in more *s than one и притом во многих значениях этого слова;
и притом во многих отношениях - the word has acquired an disparaging * это слово приобрело неодобрительный оттенок общее настроение, дух - to take the * of the meeting определить настроение /мнение/ собрания (путем голосования, опроса) ;
поставить вопрос на голосование - the * of the conference was manifest отношение конференции (к этому вопросу) было очевидным (специальное) направление - * of rotation направление вращения - * finder определитель направления > deprivation of *s сенсорная депривация;
выключение органов чувств (при тренировке космонавтов и т. п.) чувствовать, осознавать - to * danger чуять опасность - he *d our hostility он почувствовал наше враждебное отношение - I had *d as much я так и думал, я это предвидел понимать, отдавать себе отчет - she fully *d the danger of her position она целиком отдавала себе отчет в опасности своего положения all-inclusive ~ широкий смысл to come to one's ~s взяться за ум;
to frighten (или to scare) (smb.) out of his senses напугать (кого-л.) до потери сознания to come to one's ~s прийти в себя community ~ общественное значение ~ чувство;
ощущение;
the five senses пять чувств;
sixth sense шестое чувство, интуиция to come to one's ~s взяться за ум;
to frighten (или to scare) (smb.) out of his senses напугать (кого-л.) до потери сознания good ~ здравый смысл to have keen (или quick) ~s остро чувствовать, ощущать ~ pl сознание;
разум;
in one's senses в своем уме;
have you taken leave (или are you out) of your senses? с ума вы сошли? to talk ~ говорить дельно, разумно;
he is talking sense он дело говорит horse ~ разг. грубоватый здравый смысл in the strict(est) (или true) ~ of the word в (самом) точном значении слова;
in a good sense в хорошем смысле (слова) in a literal ~ в буквальном смысле слова;
in a sense в известном смысле, до известной степени in a literal ~ в буквальном смысле слова;
in a sense в известном смысле, до известной степени in all ~s во всех смыслах, во всех отношениях;
in no sense ни в каком отношении in all ~s во всех смыслах, во всех отношениях;
in no sense ни в каком отношении ~ pl сознание;
разум;
in one's senses в своем уме;
have you taken leave (или are you out) of your senses? с ума вы сошли? in the strict(est) (или true) ~ of the word в (самом) точном значении слова;
in a good sense в хорошем смысле (слова) ~ смысл, значение;
it makes no sense в этом нет смысла legal ~ юридический смысл a ~ of duty чувство долга;
a sense of humour чувство юмора a ~ of failure сознание неудачи;
a sense of proportion чувство меры ~ of justice смысл правосудия ~ of justice чувство справедливости a ~ of failure сознание неудачи;
a sense of proportion чувство меры ~ чувство;
ощущение;
the five senses пять чувств;
sixth sense шестое чувство, интуиция ~ настроение;
to take the senses of the meeting определить настроение собрания посредством голосования to talk ~ говорить дельно, разумно;
he is talking sense он дело говорит widest ~ в самом широком смысле -
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to:k
1. verb1) (to speak; to have a conversation or discussion: We talked about it for hours; My parrot can talk (= imitate human speech).) hablar2) (to gossip: You can't stay here - people will talk!) hablar, chismorrear3) (to talk about: They spent the whole time talking philosophy.) hablar (de/sobre)
2. 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.) conversación2) (a lecture: The doctor gave us a talk on family health.) conferencia3) (gossip: Her behaviour causes a lot of talk among the neighbours.) comentario, chismorreo, cotilleo4) (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.) palabra(s), palabreo, palabrería, charlatanería•- talking book
- talking head
- talking-point
- talk show
- talking-to
- talk back
- talk big
- talk down to
- talk someone into / out of doing
- talk into / out of doing
- talk someone into / out of
- talk into / out of
- talk over
- talk round
- talk sense/nonsense
- talk shop
talk1 n conversación / charlatalk2 vb hablartr[tɔːk]1 (gen) hablar (to, con/a)■ what were you talking about? ¿de qué hablabais?2 (negotiate) negociar3 (gossip) hablar, chismorrear1 hablar (about/of, de)1 (conversation) conversación nombre femenino2 (lecture) charla, conferencia1 negociaciones nombre femenino plural■ the management and the unions met for talks el patronal y los sindicatos se reuniron para negociar\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLit's just talk son cosas que se dicen, son rumoreslook who's talking quién lo dice, mira quién hablanot to have a clue what one is talking about no tener la menor idea de qué hablanow you're talking eso sí que me interesatalk about luck! ¡vaya suerte!talk of the devil hablando del rey de Roma, (por la puerta asoma)to be all talk (and no action) no hacer nada más que hablarto be the talk of the town ser la comidilla de todosto know what one is talking about hablar con conocimiento de causato talk big fanfarronear, farolear, presumir, exagerarto talk somebody into something convencer a alguien para que haga algoto talk somebody out of something disuadir a alguien de hacer algoto talk sense hablar con sentido comúnto talk shop hablar del trabajoto talk through one's hat decir tonterías, hablar sin pies ni cabezato talk turkey hablar a las claras, hablar con franquezayou can talk y tú que lo digaspillow talk conversación nombre femenino íntima (en la cama)talk show programa nombre masculino de entrevistastalk ['tɔk] vi1) : hablarhe talks for hours: se pasa horas hablando2) chat: charlar, platicartalk vt1) speak: hablarto talk French: hablar francésto talk business: hablar de negocios2) persuade: influenciar, convencershe talked me out of it: me convenció que no lo hiciera3)to talk over discuss: hablar de, discutirtalk n1) conversation: charla f, plática f, conversación f2) gossip, rumor: chisme m, rumores mpln.• charla s.f.• conferencia s.f.• habla s.f.• palabras s.f.pl.• parlatorio s.m.• plático s.m.v.• charlar v.• hablar v.• parlar v.• platicar v.
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1. [tɔːk] intransitive verb1)stop talking! — ¡silencio!
he never stops talking — no para de hablar, habla hasta por los codos (fam)
you ate it all? talk about greedy! — (colloq) ¿te lo comiste todo? ¡hay que ser glotón!
for a basic kit you're talking about $900 — (colloq) para un equipo básico hay que pensar en unos 900 dólares
talking of which, how was your exam? — a propósito, ¿cómo te fue el examen?
you can talk! o you can't talk! o look who's talking! — (colloq) ¡mira quién habla!
- to talk OF something -INGnow you're talking! — (colloq) ¡así se habla!
- to talk TO somebody
- to talk WITH somebody
2)a) ( have discussion) hablaris there somewhere we can talk? — ¿podemos hablar en privado?b) ( give talk)c) ( gossip) hablar
2. vt1) ( speak) (colloq):to talk golf/economics — hablar de golf/economía
don't talk nonsense! — ¡no digas tonterías!
2) (argue, persuade)- to talk one's way out of/into something
- to talk oneself out of/into something
Phrasal Verbs:- talk through
II1) ca) ( conversation) conversación fI had a long talk with him — estuve hablando or (AmC, Méx tb) platicando un rato largo con él
b) ( lecture) charla fto give a talk about o on something — dar* una charla sobre algo
c) talks pl ( negotiations) conversaciones fpl, negociaciones fplto have o hold talks — mantener* or sostener* conversaciones
2) ua) (suggestion, rumor)there is talk of his retiring — se habla de que or corre la voz de que se va a jubilar
it was the talk of the town — (set phrase) era la comidilla del lugar
b) ( words) (colloq & pej) palabrería f (fam & pey), palabras fplit's just talk! — es pura palabrería (fam & pey), no son más que palabras
[tɔːk]to be all talk (and no action) — hablar mucho y no hacer* nada
1. N1) (=conversation) conversación f, charla f, plática f (Mex)•
to have a talk (with sb) — hablar (con algn), tener una conversación (con algn)•
we had a long talk over supper — hablamos largo y tendido durante la cena2) (=lecture) charla f•
to give a talk (on sth) — dar una charla (sobre algo)3) talks (=negotiations) (gen) conversaciones fpl, pláticas fpl (Mex); (with defined aim) negociaciones fplthe foreign secretary will be holding talks with his French counterpart — el ministro de asuntos exteriores mantendrá conversaciones con su homólogo francés
4) (=rumours) rumores mplthere 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
- be the talk of the town5) (=remarks)small 4.6) (=speech, language) lenguaje mchildren's talk — lenguaje m infantil or de niños
7) (=hot air) pej palabrería f, cuento mit'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
2. VI1) (=speak) hablarcan you talk a little more slowly? — ¿podría hablar un poquito más despacio?
she never stops talking — no deja or para de hablar
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I wasn't talking about you — no hablaba de tiwe'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!•
the way you talk you'd think this was all my fault! — ¡oyéndote hablar cualquiera diría que toda la culpa es mía!- talk through one's hatdirty 2., 2)2) (=converse) hablar, platicar (Mex) (to con)stop talking! — ¡callaos!, ¡dejad de 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•
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 ella3) (=have discussion) hablar, hablar seriamentethe two sides need to sit down and talk — las dos partes necesitan reunirse para hablar (seriamente)
the two companies are talking about a possible merger — las dos empresas están discutiendo or negociando una posible fusión
4) (=gossip) hablar ( about de)people will talk — la gente hablará or murmurará
5) (=lecture) dar una charla, hablar (about, on de, sobre)he'll be talking on his life in India — dará una charla sobre su vida en la India, hablará de or sobre su vida en la India
6) (=reveal information) hablar3. VT1) (=speak) hablar- talk the hind legs off a donkey2) (=discuss) hablar dewe were talking politics/business — hablábamos de política/negocios
- talk shop3) (=persuade)•
to talk sb into doing sth — convencer a algn de que haga algook! you've talked me into it — ¡vale! me has convencido
•
to talk sb out of doing sth — convencer a algn de que no haga algo, disuadir a algn de que haga algowe 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
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he managed to talk his way out of a prison sentence — habló de tal manera que no le condenaron a pena de cárcel4.CPDtalk radio N — radio f hablada
talk show N — (Rad, TV) programa m de entrevistas
talk time N — (on mobile phone) tiempo m de conversación
- talk on- talk out- talk up* * *
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1. [tɔːk] intransitive verb1)stop talking! — ¡silencio!
he never stops talking — no para de hablar, habla hasta por los codos (fam)
you ate it all? talk about greedy! — (colloq) ¿te lo comiste todo? ¡hay que ser glotón!
for a basic kit you're talking about $900 — (colloq) para un equipo básico hay que pensar en unos 900 dólares
talking of which, how was your exam? — a propósito, ¿cómo te fue el examen?
you can talk! o you can't talk! o look who's talking! — (colloq) ¡mira quién habla!
- to talk OF something -INGnow you're talking! — (colloq) ¡así se habla!
- to talk TO somebody
- to talk WITH somebody
2)a) ( have discussion) hablaris there somewhere we can talk? — ¿podemos hablar en privado?b) ( give talk)c) ( gossip) hablar
2. vt1) ( speak) (colloq):to talk golf/economics — hablar de golf/economía
don't talk nonsense! — ¡no digas tonterías!
2) (argue, persuade)- to talk one's way out of/into something
- to talk oneself out of/into something
Phrasal Verbs:- talk through
II1) ca) ( conversation) conversación fI had a long talk with him — estuve hablando or (AmC, Méx tb) platicando un rato largo con él
b) ( lecture) charla fto give a talk about o on something — dar* una charla sobre algo
c) talks pl ( negotiations) conversaciones fpl, negociaciones fplto have o hold talks — mantener* or sostener* conversaciones
2) ua) (suggestion, rumor)there is talk of his retiring — se habla de que or corre la voz de que se va a jubilar
it was the talk of the town — (set phrase) era la comidilla del lugar
b) ( words) (colloq & pej) palabrería f (fam & pey), palabras fplit's just talk! — es pura palabrería (fam & pey), no son más que palabras
to be all talk (and no action) — hablar mucho y no hacer* nada
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{sens}
I. 1. сетиво
SENSE of smell/hearing/touch обоняние/слух/осезание
pleasures of SENSE сетивни удоволствия/наслади
2. чувство, усещане, усет
SENSE of duty/humour/responsibility чувство за дълг/хумор/отговорност
SENSE of direction/locality чувство за ориентация
3. (здрав) разум, здрава преценка
man of SENSE разумен човек
to talk SENSE говоря смислено/разумно
what is the SENSE of talking like that? какъв смисъл има да се говори така
4. значение, смисъл
to make SENSE of разбирам, проумявам
his words don't make SENSE думите му ca безсмислени/неразбираеми
the decision makes SENSE решението e разумно
in a SENSE в известен смисъл
in the strict/literal/figurative/full/best SENSE в строгия/буквалния/преносния/пълния/най-добрия смисъл (на думата)
5. рl ум, разум, разсъдък
to be in one's (right) SENSEs с ума си/нормален съм
to be out of one's SENSEs луд/ненормален съм
to bring someone to his SENSEs вкарвам ума в главата на някого, вразумявам някого
to come to one's SENSEs вразумявам се, идвам на себе си
any man in his SENSEs вcеки разумен човек
to take leave of one's SENSE s полудявам, държа се неразумно/глупаво
to frighten/scare someone out of his SENSEs подлудявам някого от страх, изкарвам ума на някого
6. (общо) настроение/отношение, насока
to take the SENSE of a meeting мъча се да доловя настроението на събрание (чрез въпроси и пр.)
7. геом. посока
8. attr сетивен
SENSE organs сетивни органи
II. 1. усещам, долавям, чувствувам, предчувствувам
2. схващам, разбирам* * *{sens} n 1. сетиво; sense of smell/hearing/touch обоняние/слух/осез(2) {sens} v 1. усещам, долавям, чувствувам; предчувствувам; 2.* * *чувство; смисъл; усет; усещам; долавям;* * *1. (здрав) разум, здрава преценка 2. (общо) настроение/отношение, насока 3. any man in his senses вcеки разумен човек 4. attr сетивен 5. his words don't make sense думите му ca безсмислени/неразбираеми 6. i. сетиво 7. ii. усещам, долавям, чувствувам, предчувствувам 8. in a sense в известен смисъл 9. in the strict/literal/figurative/full/best sense в строгия/буквалния/преносния/пълния/най-добрия смисъл (на думата) 10. man of sense разумен човек 11. pleasures of sense сетивни удоволствия/наслади 12. sense of direction/locality чувство за ориентация 13. sense of duty/humour/responsibility чувство за дълг/хумор/отговорност 14. sense of smell/hearing/touch обоняние/слух/осезание 15. sense organs сетивни органи 16. the decision makes sense решението e разумно 17. to be in one's (right) senses с ума си/нормален съм 18. to be out of one's senses луд/ненормален съм 19. to bring someone to his senses вкарвам ума в главата на някого, вразумявам някого 20. to come to one's senses вразумявам се, идвам на себе си 21. to frighten/scare someone out of his senses подлудявам някого от страх, изкарвам ума на някого 22. to make sense of разбирам, проумявам 23. to take leave of one's sense s полудявам, държа се неразумно/глупаво 24. to take the sense of a meeting мъча се да доловя настроението на събрание (чрез въпроси и пр.) 25. to talk sense говоря смислено/разумно 26. what is the sense of talking like that? какъв смисъл има да се говори така 27. геом. посока 28. значение, смисъл 29. рl ум, разум, разсъдък 30. схващам, разбирам 31. чувство, усещане, усет* * *sense [sens] I. n 1. чувство; възприятие, усещане; усет; colour \sense цветоусещане; a \sense of duty ( humour, responsibility) чувство на дълг (на отговорност, за хумор); 2. сетиво; \sense of smell (hearing etc.) обоняние (слух и пр.); \sense organs сетивни органи; sixth \sense "шесто чувство"; 3. pl ум; to be in o.'s right \senses с ума си съм; to bring s.o. to his \senses вкарвам ума в главата на някого, вразумявам го; to come to o.'s \senses идвам на себе си, вразумявам се; any man in his \senses всеки разумен (нормален) човек; to frighten ( scare) s.o. out of his \senses подлудявам някого от страх, изкарвам ума на някого; 4. (здрав) разум; a man of \sense разумен човек; to talk \sense говоря смислено; 5. значение, смисъл; to make \sense of разбирам, разумявам; these words don't make \sense тези думи са неразбираеми (безсмислени); in a \sense до известна степен; 6. (общо) настроение, отношение; a \sense of occasion приповдигнато настроение; II. v 1. усещам, чувствам; предчувствам; 2. ам. схващам, разбирам.
См. также в других словарях:
talk sense — phrasal : to voice rational, logical, or sensible thoughts or ideas at a time for greatness … we owe it to the people to talk sense A.E.Stevenson †1965 * * * talk sense/nonsense/etc informal … Useful english dictionary
talk sense into/to — talk (some) sense into/to informal : to cause (someone) to stop thinking or behaving foolishly I couldn t talk sense to him. He talked (some) sense into her and she promised she would get rid of that dangerous car. • • • Main Entry: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
talk sense — to be reasonable. Abdullah is liked by the people who work for him because he talks sense. I think it s time someone talked sense to us about conserving energy … New idioms dictionary
talk sense — phrasal to voice rational, logical, or sensible thoughts … New Collegiate Dictionary
talk sense — speak with taste, speak regarding matters of interest … English contemporary dictionary
talk sense into — persuade (someone) to behave more sensibly … Useful english dictionary
talk some sense into/to — talk (some) sense into/to informal : to cause (someone) to stop thinking or behaving foolishly I couldn t talk sense to him. He talked (some) sense into her and she promised she would get rid of that dangerous car. • • • Main Entry: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
talk (some) sense into someone — phrase to persuade someone to act in a sensible way He had already tried to talk sense into Lisa. Thesaurus: to encourage someone to do or to not do somethingsynonym Main entry: talk … Useful english dictionary
sense — [sens] n. [Fr sens < L sensus < sentire, to feel, perceive: see SEND1] 1. the ability of the nerves and the brain to receive and react to stimuli, as light, sound, impact, constriction, etc.; specif., any of five faculties of receiving… … English World dictionary
talk nonsense — talk sense/nonsense/etc informal phrase to say something that is sensible stupid etc He talks such nonsense about politics! Thesaurus: to say something in a particular way … Useful english dictionary
talk — talk1 W1S1 [to:k US to:k] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(conversation)¦ 2¦(serious subject)¦ 3¦(say words)¦ 4¦(a speech)¦ 5¦(secret information)¦ 6 talk sense/rubbish/nonsense etc 7 talk (some) sense into somebody 8 talk to yourself 9 know what you are talking… … Dictionary of contemporary English