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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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['tɜːkɪ]nome proprio Turchia f.* * *['tə:ki]1) (a kind of large farmyard bird.) tacchino2) (its flesh used as food, eaten especially at Christmas or (in the United States) Thanksgiving: We had turkey for dinner.) tacchino* * *turkey /ˈtɜ:kɪ/n.● (zool.) turkey buzzard (o turkey vulture) ( Cathartes aura), avvoltoio dal collo rosso □ turkey cock, tacchino ( maschio); (fig.) individuo che si pavoneggia; presuntuoso, arrogante; gradasso □ turkey hen, tacchina □ turkey poult, tacchinotto □ (stor., mus.) turkey-trot, ballo «del tacchino» □ ( slang USA) to talk turkey, dire le cose come stanno; parlare senza peli sulla lingua; ( anche) parlare d'affari (o di cose serie) □ as red as a turkey cock, rosso come un tacchino.* * *['tɜːkɪ]nome proprio Turchia f. -
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I [laɪk]1. prep1) (similar to) come, uguale a, (in comparisons) cometo be like sb/sth — essere come qn/qc
what's he like? — che tipo è?, com'è?
she behaved like an idiot — si è comportata come una or da cretina
it's not like him to do that — non è da lui fare così, non è tipo da fare cose del genere
I never saw anything like it — non ho mai visto una cosa simile, non ho mai visto niente di simile
it happened like this... — è andata così...
I feel like a drink — avrei voglia di bere qualcosa, berrei volentieri qualcosa
2) (such as) come2. adjsimile, ugualein like cases — in casi simili or analoghi
rabbits, mice and like creatures — conigli, topi e animali simili
3. adv4. conj(as) come5. nsparrows, blackbirds and the like — passeri, merli e altri uccelli simili
II [laɪk]the likes of him fam — (pej) quelli come lui
1. vt1)I like swimming/that book/chocolate — mi piace nuotare/quel libro/il cioccolato
well, I like that! fam — (hum) questa sì che è bella!
2) (want) desiderare, volereI would like; I'd like — mi piacerebbe, vorrei
would you like...? — vuoi...?
would you like a coffee? — vuole un caffè?, gradirebbe un caffè?
I'd like an orange juice, please — vorrei un'aranciata, per favore
I would like more time — vorrei or mi piacerebbe avere più tempo
I should like to know why — vorrei or mi piacerebbe sapere perché
would you like me to wait outside? — vuoi or desideri che aspetti fuori?
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talk turkey — {v. phr.}, {informal} To talk about something in a really businesslike way; talk with the aim of getting things done. * /Charles said, Now, let s talk turkey about the bus trip. The fact is, it will cost each student $1.50. / * /The father always … Dictionary of American idioms
talk turkey — {v. phr.}, {informal} To talk about something in a really businesslike way; talk with the aim of getting things done. * /Charles said, Now, let s talk turkey about the bus trip. The fact is, it will cost each student $1.50. / * /The father always … Dictionary of American idioms
talk turkey — US INFORMAL ► to discuss something in a direct way without avoiding difficult issues: »Few politicians are willing to talk turkey about immigration. Main Entry: ↑talk … Financial and business terms
talk turkey — When people talk turkey, they discuss something frankly … The small dictionary of idiomes
talk turkey — ► talk turkey N. Amer. informal talk frankly and openly. Main Entry: ↑turkey … English terms dictionary
talk turkey N. Amer. — talk turkey N. Amer. informal discuss frankly and openly. → turkey … English new terms dictionary
talk turkey — verb discuss frankly, often in a business context • Hypernyms: ↑talk, ↑speak • Verb Frames: Somebody s Sam and Sue talk turkey Sam wants to talk turkey with Sue * * * talk turkey see under ↑ … Useful english dictionary
talk turkey — tv. to talk serious business; to talk frankly. □ We’ve got to sit down and talk turkey get this thing wrapped up. □ It’s time to talk turkey and quit messing around … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
talk\ turkey — v. phr. informal To talk about something in a really businesslike way; talk with the aim of getting things done. Charles said, Now, let s talk turkey about the bus trip. the fact is, it will cost each student $1.50. The father always spoke gently … Словарь американских идиом
talk turkey — discuss seriously Now you re talking turkey so let s finish and go home. Digest 16/2002 to talk seriously, usually about a business deal I was ready to get serious about making an offer for the car. I was ready to talk turkey. Similar to: get… … Idioms and examples
talk turkey — verb To talk or negotiate plainly, frankly, or seriously. An Erie car loaded with live turkeys . . . was delivered to the New York and New England Railroad yesterday. . . . This first cargo is symbolical of the fact that they will be able… … Wiktionary