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1 talking-to
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!) vyhubování* * *• vyhubování• domluva -
2 talking
• mluvení• mluvící -
3 talking-point
noun (something to talk about; a subject, especially an interesting one: Football is the main talking-point in my family.) téma hovoru -
4 talking book
noun (a book recorded on cassette or disc for blind people, for those with reading problems etc.) zvukový záznam knihy -
5 talking head
noun (a TV personality.) účastník televizní debaty -
6 a talking to
• vynadání -
7 arrange by talking
• domluvit -
8 straight talking
(frank discussion.) otevřený rozhovor -
9 talk
[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).) mluvit; rozmlouvat2) (to gossip: You can't stay here - people will talk!) pomlouvat3) (to talk about: They spent the whole time talking philosophy.) diskutovat o2. 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.) rozhovor2) (a lecture: The doctor gave us a talk on family health.) přednáška3) (gossip: Her behaviour causes a lot of talk among the neighbours.) drby4) (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.) plané řeči•- 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* * *• vypravovat• vyprávět• pohovořit• proslov• řeč• rozhovor• hovor• hovořit• mluvit -
10 gag
[ɡæɡ] 1. past tense, past participle - gagged; verb1) (to prevent (a person) talking or making a noise, by putting something in or over his mouth: The guards tied up and gagged the prisoners.) dát roubík, zacpat ústa2) (to choke and almost be sick.) dusit se2. noun(something which is put in or over a person's mouth to prevent him talking or making a noise.) roubík* * *• vtip• roubík• gag• gagovat• improvizace -
11 action
['ækʃən]1) (something done: Action, not talking, is necessary if we are to defeat the enemy; Take action immediately; The firemen are ready to go into action.) činy, jednání, akce2) (movement: Tennis needs a good wrist action.) pohyb3) (a legal case: He brought an action for divorce against his wife.) žaloba4) (the events (of a play, film etc): The action of the play takes place on an island.) děj5) (a battle; fighting: He was killed in action; Our troops fought an action against the enemy.) boj, bitva•- out of action* * *• opatření• konání• akce• boj• akční• čin• děj• činnost -
12 boast
[bəust] 1. verb(to talk with too much pride: He was always boasting about how clever his son was.) vychloubat se2. noun(the words used in talking proudly about something: His boast is that he has never yet lost a match.) chlouba- boastful- boastfully
- boastfulness
- boasting* * *• vychloubání• pochlubit se• pýcha• honosit• chlubení• chlouba -
13 conversational
1) (informal or colloquial: conversational English.) hovorový2) (fond of talking: He's in a conversational mood.) hovorný, povídavý* * *• hovorový• konverzační -
14 cut short
1) (to make shorter than intended: He cut short his holiday to deal with the crisis.) zkrátit2) (to cause (someone) to stop talking by interrupting them: I tried to apologize but he cut me short.) přerušit* * *• zkrátit• zarazit• přistřihnout -
15 delirious
[di'liriəs]1) (wandering in the mind and talking complete nonsense (usually as a result of fever): The sick man was delirious and nothing he said made sense.) blouznící2) (wild with excitement: She was delirious with happiness at the news.) šílený•* * *• šílený• delirantní -
16 discussion
[-ʃən]noun ((an act of) talking about something: I think there has been too much discussion of this subject; Discussions between the heads of state took place in strict security.) diskuse, jednání* * *• diskuse• debata• diskuze -
17 doodle
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18 fidget
['fi‹it] 1. past tense, past participle - fidgeted; verb(to move (the hands, feet etc) restlessly: Stop fidgeting while I'm talking to you!) vrtět se2. noun(a person who fidgets: She's a terrible fidget!) nervóza* * *• vrtět se• neposeda -
19 garrulous
['ɡærələs](fond of talking: a garrulous old man.) upovídaný- garrulity
- garrulousness* * *• upovídaný• žvanivý -
20 genteel
[‹ən'ti:l](acting, talking etc with a very great (often too great) attention to the rules of polite behaviour: She was laughed at for being too genteel.) přepjatý, uhlazený- genteelness* * *• uhlazený• ušlechtilý• vznešený• nóbl
См. также в других словарях:
Talking — Talk ing, a. 1. That talks; able to utter words; as, a talking parrot. [1913 Webster] 2. Given to talk; loquacious. [1913 Webster] The hawthorn bush, with seats beneath the shade, For talking age and whispering lovers made. Goldsmith. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
talking — [tôk′iŋ] n. the act of a person who talks; discussion; conversation adj. that talks; talkative * * * … Universalium
talking — index loquacious Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
talking-to — n [C usually singular] informal an occasion when you talk to someone angrily, especially a child or someone who is below you in rank … Dictionary of contemporary English
talking-to — ► NOUN informal ▪ a sharp reprimand … English terms dictionary
talking — [tôk′iŋ] n. the act of a person who talks; discussion; conversation adj. that talks; talkative … English World dictionary
talking-to — [tôk′iŋ to͞o΄] n. Informal a rebuke; scolding … English World dictionary
talking of — Apropos of, now that mention has been made of • • • Main Entry: ↑talk … Useful english dictionary
talking — adj. & n. adj. 1 that talks. 2 having the power of speech (a talking parrot). 3 expressive (talking eyes). n. in senses of TALK v. Phrases and idioms: talking book a recorded reading of a book, esp. for the blind. talking film (or picture) a film … Useful english dictionary
talking — n. to do the talking (she did all the talking) * * * [ tɔːkɪŋ] to do the talking (she did all the talking) … Combinatory dictionary
talking-to — n lecture, scolding, reprimand, rebuke, reproof, reproach, criticism COLLOQ. dressing down, telling off, carpeting, wigging, ticking off, rocket ≠ praise, commendation * * * ˈtalking to f6 [talking to talkings to] noun … Useful english dictionary
