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Универсальный англо-русский словарь > BTP
3 boca

f.

1 mouth.

boca arriba/abajo face up/down

(respiración) boca a boca mouth-to-mouth resuscitation

hacer el boca a boca a alguien to give somebody mouth-to-mouth resuscitation, to give somebody the kiss of life

2 mouth (entrada) (de botella, túnel).

a boca de jarro (informal) point-blank

boca del estómago pit of the stomach

boca de incendios fire hydrant

boca de metro tube o underground entrance (British), subway entrance (United States)

boca de riego hydrant

3 muzzle, fauces, maw.

4 hors d'oeuvre.

5 os.

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boca

► nombre femenino

1 ANATOMÍA mouth

2 (de río) mouth

3 (abertura) entrance, opening

■ hay una boca de metro en la esquina there's an entrance to the underground on the corner

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FRASEOLOGÍA

abrir boca to whet one's appetite

hacer boca to whet one's appetite

andar en boca de todos to be the talk of the town, be on everyone's lips

arreglarse la boca to have one's teeth seen to

boca abajo face downwards

boca arriba face upwards

callarse la boca to shut up, shut one's mouth

correr de boca en boca to be the talk of the town, be common knowledge

en boca cerrada no entran moscas silence is golden

hacérsele la boca agua a alguien to make somebody's mouth water

me lo has quitado de la boca you've taken the words right out of my mouth

no abrir boca not to say a word

no decir esta boca es mía not to say a word

por la boca muere el pez silence is golden

boca a boca kiss of life, mouth-to-mouth resuscitation

boca de incendios fire hydrant

boca de riego hydrant

boca del estómago pit of the stomach

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noun f.

mouth

- boca abajo
- boca arriba
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1. SF

1) (Anat) mouth

no debes hablar con la boca llena — you shouldn't talk with your mouth full

tengo que arreglarme la boca — I must get my teeth seen to

aceituna de boca — eating olive

(respiración) boca a boca — mouth-to-mouth resuscitation

¡cállate la boca! — * shut up! *, shut your mouth! **

• boca abajo — face down

estar tumbado boca abajo — to be lying face down

se cuelgan los manojos boca abajo — hang the bunches upside down

• boca arriba — face up

poner a algn boca arriba — to turn sb on his back

boca de escorpión — wicked tongue

boca de mar — (Culin) crab stick

2)

• en boca de, suena extraño en boca de un socialista — it sounds odd coming from a socialist

está en boca de todos — it's on everybody's lips

puso esa frase en boca de un personaje suyo — he gave that phrase to one of his characters

• por boca de — through

hablan por boca del negociador — they speak through the negotiator

lo sabemos por boca de los propios autores del delito — we know so from the people responsible for the crime

3)

- no abrió la boca en toda la tarde

- buscar la boca a algn

- coserse la boca

- dar boca

de boca en boca —

la cosa anda de boca en boca — the story is doing the rounds

ella anda de boca en boca — everyone is talking about her

de boca para afuera —

apoyó la idea de boca para afuera — he paid lip-service to the idea

eso lo dice de boca para afuera — he's just saying that, that's what he says (but he doesn't mean it)

- decir algo con la boca chica o pequeña

- sin decir esta boca es mía

- hablar por boca de ganso

- hacer boca

- se me hace la boca agua

irse la boca a algn —

se me fue la boca — it just slipped out

llenársele la boca a algn —

esa Europa con la que se les llena la boca — this Europe that they're always talking about

se le llena la boca del coche — all he can talk about is the car

- meter a algn en la boca del lobo

- meterse en la boca del lobo

- oscuro como boca de lobo

- partir la boca a algn

a pedir de boca —

todo salió a pedir de boca — it all turned out perfectly

- quedarse con la boca abierta

- me lo has quitado de la boca

- ¡que tu boca sea santa!

- tapar la boca a algn

- torcer la boca

- en boca cerrada no entran moscas

- el que tiene boca se equivoca

- por la boca muere el pez

4) (=abertura, entrada) [de túnel, cueva, vasija] mouth; [de tonel] bunghole; [de puerto] entrance; [de arma] muzzle

a boca de jarro —

beber a boca de jarro — to drink to excess

disparar a boca de jarro — to shoot point-blank, shoot at close range

boca de incendios — hydrant

boca del estómago — pit of the stomach

boca de metro — underground o (EEUU) subway entrance

boca de mina — pithead, mine entrance

boca de riego — hydrant

boca de río — river mouth, estuary

5) [de vino] flavour, flavor (EEUU)

tener buena boca — to have a good flavour

6) [de crustáceo] pincer

7) [de herramienta] cutting edge

8)

boca de dragón — (Bot) snapdragon

9) (Inform) slot

10) pl bocas (=personas) mouths

son seis bocas las que tengo que alimentar — I have six mouths to feed

2. SM

1)

boca a boca, aplicar o hacer o practicar el boca a boca a algn — to give sb mouth-to-mouth resuscitation, give sb the kiss of life

2) ** [de cárcel] screw **, warder

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femenino

1)

a) (Anat, Zool) mouth

tener la boca seca/pastosa — to have a dry/furry mouth

la boca te huele a ajo — your breath smells of garlic

tengo que ir a arreglarme la boca — I have to go and get my teeth seen to o fixed

como no te calles te voy a partir la boca — if you don't shut up I'll smash your face in (colloq)

b) (en locs)

boca abajo/arriba — <dormir/echarse> on one's stomach/back

puso los naipes boca arriba — she laid the cards face up

de boca de — from

lo supimos de boca de ella — we heard it (directly) from her

uno no espera oír palabras así de boca de un cura — you don't expect to hear such words from (the mouth of) a priest

en boca de: la pregunta que anda en boca de todos los niños the question which is on every child's lips; el escándalo andaba en boca de todos the scandal was common knowledge; por boca de: la organización ha dejado claro por boca de su secretario general... the organization has made it clear through its general secretary...; lo supe por boca de su hermana I heard it from his sister; abrir la boca to open one's mouth; mejor es que no abra la boca it's best if he keeps his mouth shut; andar/correr de boca en boca: la noticia ya corría de boca en boca the news was spreading like wildfire; a pedir de boca just fine; todo salió a pedir de boca everything turned out just fine; callar(se) la boca to shut up; en situaciones así más vale callarse la boca in situations like that it's best to keep your mouth shut; cerrarle or taparle la boca a alguien to keep somebody quiet, shut somebody up (colloq); hablar por boca de ganso to repeat other people's opinions (o ideas etc) parrot fashion; hacer or abrir boca (fam) to whet the o one's appetite; hacerle el boca a boca a alguien to give somebody the kiss of life; hacérsele la boca agua a alguien (Esp): se le hacía la boca agua mirando los pasteles looking at the cakes made her mouth water; llenársele la boca a alguien con algo (fam): se le llena la boca con su apellido she's always boasting about her surname; meterse en la boca del lobo to take one's life in one's hands; no decir esta boca es mía: no dijo esta boca es mía he didn't say a word; no tener qué llevarse a la boca: no tienen qué llevarse a la boca they haven't got a penny to their name, they don't have a red cent to their name (AmE); (oscuro) como boca de lobo pitch-black, pitch-dark; quedarse con la boca abierta to be dumbfounded o (colloq) flabbergasted; quitarle algo a alguien de la boca to take the words (right) out of somebody's mouth; ser pura boca (Chi fam) to be all talk; tener una boquita de piñón (fam) to have a little mouth; en boca cerrada no entran moscas if you keep your mouth shut, you won't put your foot in it (colloq); por la boca muere el pez talking too much can be dangerous; quien or el que tiene boca se equivoca — (fam) to err is human

c) ( persona)

tiene muchas bocas que alimentar — she has a lot of mouths to feed

d) (Vin) flavor*

2) ( de buzón) slot; ( de túnel) mouth, entrance; ( de puerto) entrance; (de vasija, botella) rim

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- boca de dragón or sapo

- boca de incendios

- boca del estómago

- boca de metro or subte

- boca de riego
•• Cultural note:
La Boca

A neighborhood on the Riachuelo River in Buenos Aires, near the mouth of the River Plate. It was the city's first port, where Genoese immigrants settled in the early twentieth century. Its brightly painted wooden houses with corrugated iron roofs make it a major tourist destination

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= mouth, gob, muzzle.

Nota: De un arma de fuego.

Ex. He was drumming on his desk with exasperated fingers, his mouth quirked at the corners, as if saying: 'Wriggle out of that!'.

Ex. I just smiled and told him to naff off cos short of punching him in the gob what can you do?.

Ex. She looked up and saw the muzzle of a rifle pointed at her.

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* ¡punto en boca! = not a word to anyone!.

* a boca de jarro = at close range.

* abrir la boca = open + Posesivo + mouth.

* andar de boca en boca = be the talk of the town.

* a pedir de boca = without a hitch.

* boca 7 dejar un sabor amargo en la boca = leave + a bitter aftertaste.

* boca abajo = upside-down.

* boca de alcantarilla = manhole.

* boca de colector = manhole.

* boca de incendios = fire hydrant.

* boca del estómago, la = pit of the stomach, the.

* boca de sumidero = manhole.

* boca reseca = dry mouth.

* cielo de la boca, el = roof of the mouth, the.

* ¡cierra la boca! = shut your mouth!, shut your face!.

* con el corazón en la boca = on tenterhooks.

* de boca en boca = word-of-mouth, by word of mouth.

* decir con la boca llena = say in + full confidence.

* dejar (un) buen sabor de boca = leave + a good taste in + Posesivo + mouth.

* dejar un grato sabor de boca = leave + a good taste in + Posesivo + mouth.

* dejar un mal sabor de boca = leave + a bad taste in + Posesivo + mouth.

* de + Posesivo + propia boca = straight from the horse's mouth.

* echar espuma por la boca = froth at + the mouth.

* echar espumarajos por la boca = froth at + the mouth.

* hablar con la boca llena = speak with + Posesivo + mouth full, talk with + Posesivo + mouth full.

* hacerse la boca agua = make + Posesivo + mouth water.

* hacer una mueca con la boca = twitch + Posesivo + mouth.

* herpes de la boca = fever blister, cold sore.

* mal sabor de boca = bad taste in + Posesivo + mouth.

* mantener la boca cerrada = keep + Posesivo + mouth shut.

* meterse en la boca del lobo = come into + the lion's den.

* negro como boca de lobo = pitch-black.

* oír de la boca de = hear + from the lips of.

* oscuro como boca de lobo = pitch-black, pitch-dark.

* para abrir boca = as a kind of + appetiser.

* poner las cartas boca arriba = lay + Posesivo + cards on the table, put + Posesivo + cards on the table.

* por boca de = by word of mouth.

* ¡punto en boca! = mum's the word!.

* ¡punto en boca! = shut your mouth!, shut your face!.

* que hace la boca agua = mouth-watering.

* que se carga por la boca = muzzle-loading.

* que se derrite en la boca = mellow [mellower -comp., mellowest -sup.].

* respiración boca a boca = kiss of life.

* saber de buena boca = have + it on good word.

* salir a pedir de boca = come up + roses, go off without + a hitch.

* salud de la boca = oral health.

* úlcera de la boca = canker sore.

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femenino

1)

a) (Anat, Zool) mouth

tener la boca seca/pastosa — to have a dry/furry mouth

la boca te huele a ajo — your breath smells of garlic

tengo que ir a arreglarme la boca — I have to go and get my teeth seen to o fixed

como no te calles te voy a partir la boca — if you don't shut up I'll smash your face in (colloq)

b) (en locs)

boca abajo/arriba — <dormir/echarse> on one's stomach/back

puso los naipes boca arriba — she laid the cards face up

de boca de — from

lo supimos de boca de ella — we heard it (directly) from her

uno no espera oír palabras así de boca de un cura — you don't expect to hear such words from (the mouth of) a priest

en boca de: la pregunta que anda en boca de todos los niños the question which is on every child's lips; el escándalo andaba en boca de todos the scandal was common knowledge; por boca de: la organización ha dejado claro por boca de su secretario general... the organization has made it clear through its general secretary...; lo supe por boca de su hermana I heard it from his sister; abrir la boca to open one's mouth; mejor es que no abra la boca it's best if he keeps his mouth shut; andar/correr de boca en boca: la noticia ya corría de boca en boca the news was spreading like wildfire; a pedir de boca just fine; todo salió a pedir de boca everything turned out just fine; callar(se) la boca to shut up; en situaciones así más vale callarse la boca in situations like that it's best to keep your mouth shut; cerrarle or taparle la boca a alguien to keep somebody quiet, shut somebody up (colloq); hablar por boca de ganso to repeat other people's opinions (o ideas etc) parrot fashion; hacer or abrir boca (fam) to whet the o one's appetite; hacerle el boca a boca a alguien to give somebody the kiss of life; hacérsele la boca agua a alguien (Esp): se le hacía la boca agua mirando los pasteles looking at the cakes made her mouth water; llenársele la boca a alguien con algo (fam): se le llena la boca con su apellido she's always boasting about her surname; meterse en la boca del lobo to take one's life in one's hands; no decir esta boca es mía: no dijo esta boca es mía he didn't say a word; no tener qué llevarse a la boca: no tienen qué llevarse a la boca they haven't got a penny to their name, they don't have a red cent to their name (AmE); (oscuro) como boca de lobo pitch-black, pitch-dark; quedarse con la boca abierta to be dumbfounded o (colloq) flabbergasted; quitarle algo a alguien de la boca to take the words (right) out of somebody's mouth; ser pura boca (Chi fam) to be all talk; tener una boquita de piñón (fam) to have a little mouth; en boca cerrada no entran moscas if you keep your mouth shut, you won't put your foot in it (colloq); por la boca muere el pez talking too much can be dangerous; quien or el que tiene boca se equivoca — (fam) to err is human

c) ( persona)

tiene muchas bocas que alimentar — she has a lot of mouths to feed

d) (Vin) flavor*

2) ( de buzón) slot; ( de túnel) mouth, entrance; ( de puerto) entrance; (de vasija, botella) rim

•

- boca de dragón or sapo

- boca de incendios

- boca del estómago

- boca de metro or subte

- boca de riego
•• Cultural note:
La Boca

A neighborhood on the Riachuelo River in Buenos Aires, near the mouth of the River Plate. It was the city's first port, where Genoese immigrants settled in the early twentieth century. Its brightly painted wooden houses with corrugated iron roofs make it a major tourist destination

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= mouth, gob, muzzle.

Nota: De un arma de fuego.

Ex: He was drumming on his desk with exasperated fingers, his mouth quirked at the corners, as if saying: 'Wriggle out of that!'.

Ex: I just smiled and told him to naff off cos short of punching him in the gob what can you do?.

Ex: She looked up and saw the muzzle of a rifle pointed at her.

* ¡punto en boca! = not a word to anyone!.

* a boca de jarro = at close range.

* abrir la boca = open + Posesivo + mouth.

* andar de boca en boca = be the talk of the town.

* a pedir de boca = without a hitch.

* boca 7 dejar un sabor amargo en la boca = leave + a bitter aftertaste.

* boca abajo = upside-down.

* boca de alcantarilla = manhole.

* boca de colector = manhole.

* boca de incendios = fire hydrant.

* boca del estómago, la = pit of the stomach, the.

* boca de sumidero = manhole.

* boca reseca = dry mouth.

* cielo de la boca, el = roof of the mouth, the.

* ¡cierra la boca! = shut your mouth!, shut your face!.

* con el corazón en la boca = on tenterhooks.

* de boca en boca = word-of-mouth, by word of mouth.

* decir con la boca llena = say in + full confidence.

* dejar (un) buen sabor de boca = leave + a good taste in + Posesivo + mouth.

* dejar un grato sabor de boca = leave + a good taste in + Posesivo + mouth.

* dejar un mal sabor de boca = leave + a bad taste in + Posesivo + mouth.

* de + Posesivo + propia boca = straight from the horse's mouth.

* echar espuma por la boca = froth at + the mouth.

* echar espumarajos por la boca = froth at + the mouth.

* hablar con la boca llena = speak with + Posesivo + mouth full, talk with + Posesivo + mouth full.

* hacerse la boca agua = make + Posesivo + mouth water.

* hacer una mueca con la boca = twitch + Posesivo + mouth.

* herpes de la boca = fever blister, cold sore.

* mal sabor de boca = bad taste in + Posesivo + mouth.

* mantener la boca cerrada = keep + Posesivo + mouth shut.

* meterse en la boca del lobo = come into + the lion's den.

* negro como boca de lobo = pitch-black.

* oír de la boca de = hear + from the lips of.

* oscuro como boca de lobo = pitch-black, pitch-dark.

* para abrir boca = as a kind of + appetiser.

* poner las cartas boca arriba = lay + Posesivo + cards on the table, put + Posesivo + cards on the table.

* por boca de = by word of mouth.

* ¡punto en boca! = mum's the word!.

* ¡punto en boca! = shut your mouth!, shut your face!.

* que hace la boca agua = mouth-watering.

* que se carga por la boca = muzzle-loading.

* que se derrite en la boca = mellow [mellower -comp., mellowest -sup.].

* respiración boca a boca = kiss of life.

* saber de buena boca = have + it on good word.

* salir a pedir de boca = come up + roses, go off without + a hitch.

* salud de la boca = oral health.

* úlcera de la boca = canker sore.

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boca

feminine

A

1 [ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ] ( Anat, Zool) mouth

no te metas eso en la boca don't put that in your mouth

tener la boca seca/pastosa to have a dry/furry mouth

te huele la boca a ajo your breath smells of garlic

tengo que ir a arreglarme la boca I have to go and get my teeth seen to o fixed

no hables con la boca llena don't speak with your mouth full

como no te calles te voy a partir la boca if you don't shut up I'll smash your face in ( colloq)

pide por esa boca ( fam); just ask o all you have to do is ask

¡esa boca …! language …!

blando/duro de boca ( Equ) soft/hard mouthed

2 ( en locs):

boca abajo/arriba: échate boca abajo lie on your stomach o front

duerme boca arriba he sleeps on his back

puso los naipes boca arriba she laid the cards face up

boca a boca respiración:

a boca de jarro bocajarro 2. (↑ bocajarro):

de boca de from

lo supimos de boca de las mismas personas implicadas we heard it from the horse's mouth

uno no espera oír palabras así de boca de un cura you don't expect to hear such words from the mouth of o from a priest

en boca de: términos de la psicología que están en boca de todo el mundo psychology terms which are part of everyday speech

la pregunta que anda en boca de todos los niños the question which is on every child's lips

se enteró cuando ya el escándalo andaba en boca de todos by the time he heard about the scandal it was already common knowledge, everybody was talking about the scandal by the time he found out about it

por boca de: la organización ha dejado claro, por boca de su secretario general … the organization has made it clear, through the general secretary …

lo supe por boca de su hermana I heard it from his sister

abrir la boca to open one's mouth

abra más la boca, por favor open (your mouth) wider please

mejor es que no abra la boca it's best if he keeps his mouth shut

no abrió la boca en toda la noche he didn't open his mouth all evening

andar/correr de boca en boca: la noticia ya corría de boca en boca the news was by now common knowledge

desde que se enrolló con él anda de boca en boca since she got involved with him she's set a lot of tongues wagging

su nombre anda de boca en boca her name is on everybody's lips

a pedir de boca just fine

todo saldrá a pedir de boca everything will turn out just the way you want it to o just fine

callar(se) la boca to shut up

¡cállate la boca! shut up! ( colloq), shut your face o trap! (sl)

en situaciones así más vale callarse la boca in situations like that it's best to keep your mouth shut

cerrarle or taparle la boca a algn to keep sb quiet, shut sb up ( colloq)

con la boca chica or pequeña: lo dijo con la boca chica he didn't mean it o he said it insincerely o he said it without meaning it

coserse la boca: yo te lo digo pero te coses la boca I'll tell you but you have to keep quiet about it o ( colloq) keep it under your hat

de (la) boca para afuera: nos apoya de (la) boca para afuera he supports us in name only, he says he supports us

es radical sólo de (la) boca para afuera he pays lip service to radicalism

hablar por boca de ganso to repeat other people's opinions ( o ideas etc) parrot fashion

hacer or abrir boca ( fam); to whet the o one's appetite

hacérsele la boca agua a algn or ( AmL) hacérsele agua la boca a algn: se le hacía la boca agua mirando los pasteles looking at the cakes made her mouth water

llenársele la boca a algn con algo ( fam): se le llena la boca con su apellido she's always boasting about her surname

meterse en la boca del lobo to take one's life in one's hands, put one's head in the lion's mouth

no decir esta boca es mía: no dijo esta boca es mía he didn't say a word o open his mouth

no tener qué llevarse a la boca: no tienen qué llevarse a la boca they haven't got a penny to their name, they don't have a red cent to their name ( AmE), they haven't got two brass farthings to rub together ( BrE)

(oscuro) como boca de lobo pitch-black, pitch-dark

parar la boca ( fam); to cut the cackle ( colloq)

quedarse con la boca abierta to be dumbfounded o ( colloq) flabbergasted

que la boca se te haga de un lado ( RPl fam); Heaven forbid!

quitarle algo a algn de la boca to take the words (right) out of sb's mouth

quitarse algo de la boca: se lo quita todo de la boca para que sus hijos estudien he goes o does without in order to pay for his children's education

ser pura boca ( Chi fam): eso de sus viajes es pura boca all that stuff about his travels is all talk o is just a lot of hot air

tener algo/a algn siempre en la boca to go on o harp on about sth/sb ( colloq)

tener una boquita de piñón ( fam); to have a little mouth

en boca cerrada no entran moscas if you keep your mouth shut, you won't put your foot in it ( colloq)

por la boca muere el pez talking too much can be dangerous

quien or el que tiene boca se equivoca ( fam); to err is human

3

(persona): muchas bocas comen de ese trabajo that work provides a living for a lot of people

tiene muchas bocas que alimentar she has a lot of mouths to feed

4 ( Vin) taste

B

1 (de un buzón) slot

2 (de un túnel) mouth, entrance

3 (de un puerto) entrance

4 (de una vasija, botella) rim

Compuestos:

● boca de dragón or (Ur) sapo

snapdragon

● boca de expendio

( RPl frml) sales outlet

la falta de nafta se presentó en muchas bocas de expendio there was a shortage of gasoline ( AmE) o ( BrE) petrol at many filling stations

● boca de incendios

fire hydrant, fireplug ( AmE)

● boca del estómago

( fam); pit of the stomach

● boca de metro or ( RPl) subte

subway entrance ( AmE), underground o tube station entrance ( BrE)

● boca de riego

hydrant

● boca sucia

masculine and feminine

( RPl fam): no seas boca sucia don't be so foulmouthed

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boca sustantivo femenino
1
a) (Anat, Zool) mouth

b) ( en locs)

◊ boca abajo/arriba ‹dormir/echarse› on one's stomach/back;

puso los naipes boca arriba she laid the cards face up;
en boca de: la pregunta que anda en boca de todos los niños the question which is on every child's lips;
el escándalo andaba en boca de todos the scandal was common knowledge;
por boca de from;
lo supe por boca de su hermana I heard it from his sister;
a pedir de boca just fine;
hacerle el boca a boca a algn to give sb the kiss of life;
hacérsele la boca agua a algn (Esp): se le hacía la boca agua mirando los pasteles looking at the cakes made her mouth water;
quedarse con la boca abierta to be dumbfounded o (colloq) flabbergasted
2 ( de buzón) slot;
( de túnel) mouth, entrance;
( de puerto) entrance;
(de vasija, botella) rim;
◊ boca de incendios fire hydrant, fireplug (AmE);

boca del estómago (fam) pit of the stomach;
boca de metro or (RPl) subte subway entrance (AmE), underground o tube station entrance (BrE)
boca sustantivo femenino
1 mouth
2 (entrada) entrance
boca de metro, entrance to the tube o underground station
boca de riego, hydrant
el boca a boca, kiss of life o mouth-to-mouth respiration
♦ Locuciones: figurado andar de boca en boca, to be the talk of the town
familiar ¡cierra la boca!, shut up!
familiar hacerse la boca agua: cuando ve un bombón se le hace la boca agua, his mouth waters every time he sees a chocolate
írsele la fuerza por la boca, to be all talk (and no action)
familiar meterse en la boca del lobo, to put one's head in the lion's mouth
figurado salir a pedir de boca, to turn out perfectly
boca abajo, face down(ward)
boca arriba, face up(ward)
con la boca abierta, open-mouthed: nos dejó a todos con la boca abierta, she left us flabbergasted
' boca' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
amordazar
- callar
- chiflar
- cielo
- decir
- difusor
- difusora
- enjuagarse
- frenética
- frenético
- fruncir
- llaga
- loba
- lobo
- negra
- negro
- palabra
- pastosa
- pastoso
- pedir
- pico
- reseca
- reseco
- respiración
- revés
- sabor
- tararear
- tener
- abierto
- acostar
- agua
- arreglar
- calentura
- cerrado
- cerrar
- comer
- enchuecar
- enjuagar
- entreabierto
- herpes
- ir
- jeta
- limpiar
- llenar
- mordaza
- morro
- seco
- sensual
- sensualidad
- silbido
English:
abscess
- better
- black
- cut
- dislodge
- face
- fire hydrant
- froth
- gob
- hydrant
- kiss
- mouth
- muzzle
- open
- parched
- pit
- pitch-black
- pitch-dark
- prone
- puff
- rinse
- roof
- spout
- stomach
- tongue
- upward
- upwards
- wash out
- water
- wide
- word
- word-of-mouth
- belch
- do
- down
- drool
- foam
- hum
- man
- mum
- nozzle
- pipe
- purse
- put
- roll
- sewer
- spoon
- take
- ulcer
- up

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boca

♦ nf

1. [de persona, animal] mouth;

una boca más para alimentar one more mouth to feed;

me he arreglado la boca por muy poco dinero I had my teeth seen to for a very reasonable price;

te huele la boca a tabaco your breath smells of tobacco;

boca abajo face down;

no es aconsejable poner a los bebés boca abajo it's best not to lie babies on their front;

boca arriba face up;

ronca más cuando duerme boca arriba he snores more when he sleeps on his back;

poner las cartas boca arriba to turn one's cards face up;

este paseo me ha abierto boca this walk has whetted my appetite;
Fig
no abrió la boca he didn't open his mouth, he didn't say a word;

será mejor que no abras la boca it would be best if you didn't say anything;

si te hace falta algo, pide por esa boca if you need anything, just say so o ask;

Comp

andar o [m5] correr o [m5] ir de boca en boca to be on everyone's lips;

Comp

andar o [m5] estar en boca de todos to be on everyone's lips;

Comp

buscar la boca a alguien to draw sb out;

Comp
Fam
¡cállate o [m5] cierra la boca! shut up!;

siempre que hay problemas calla la boca whenever there are problems, he keeps very quiet;

apareció en público para cerrar la boca a quienes lo daban por muerto he appeared in public in order to silence everyone who thought he was dead;

Comp

de boca: de boca promete mucho, pero luego no hace nada he's all talk, he makes a lot of promises, but then he never keeps them;

es muy valiente, pero de boca he's all mouth;

Comp

de boca de: sorprendió escuchar insultos de boca de un obispo it was surprising to hear insults from the lips of a bishop;

lo escuchamos de boca de los protagonistas we heard it (straight) from the horse's mouth;

Comp
Fam
lo dice con la boca chica he doesn't really mean it;

Comp

hablar por boca de ganso to repeat what one has heard;

Comp

hacer boca: dimos un paseo para hacer boca we went for a walk to work up an appetite;

Comp

se me hace la boca agua, Am [m5] se me hace agua la boca it makes my mouth water;

cuando paso delante de una pastelería, se me hace la boca agua whenever I go past a cake shop, my mouth starts to water;

Comp

irse de la boca to let the cat out of the bag;

se fue de la boca he let the cat out of the bag;

lo han detenido porque su cómplice se ha ido de la boca he has been arrested because his accomplice gave him away;

Comp

meterse en la boca del lobo to put one's head into the lion's mouth;

Comp

este cuarto está oscuro como la boca del lobo this room is pitch-black;

Comp

no decir esta boca es mía not to open one's mouth;

Comp

no tienen nada que llevarse a la boca they don't have a crust to eat;

Comp
Fam
partir la boca a alguien to smash sb's face in;

Comp

salir/ir a pedir de boca to turn out/to go perfectly;

Comp

poner algo en boca de alguien to attribute sth to sb;

Comp

por boca de: [m5]el gobierno, por boca de su portavoz… the government, through its spokesperson…;

Comp

quedarse con la boca abierta to be left speechless;

Comp

me lo has quitado de la boca you took the words right out of my mouth;

Comp

tapar la boca a alguien to silence sb;

Comp

su nombre no me viene ahora a la boca I can't think of her name right now;

siempre dice lo primero que le viene a la boca he always says the first thing that comes into his head;

Prov

en boca cerrada no entran moscas silence is golden;

Prov

por la boca muere el pez silence is golden;

Prov

quien tiene boca se equivoca to err is human, everybody makes mistakes

2. [entrada] opening;
[de botella, túnel] mouth; [de buzón] slot; [de cañón] muzzle; [de escenario] stage door; [de puerto] entrance;
las bocas del Danubio the mouth of the Danube;
Fam
a boca de jarro point-blank

Comp
boca del estómago pit of the stomach; RP boca de expendio outlet;
boca de fuego firearm;

boca de gol goalmouth;

boca de incendios hydrant;

boca de metro Br tube o underground entrance, US subway entrance;

boca de riego hydrant;
RP boca de subte Br tube o underground entrance, US subway entrance; RP boca de tormenta drain
3. Zool [pinza] pincer

4. [filo] cutting edge

5. [del vino] flavour

6. Bot boca de dragón snapdragon

7. CAm [aperitivo] snack

♦ nm

Comp
boca a boca mouth-to-mouth resuscitation;
hacer el boca a boca a alguien to give sb mouth-to-mouth resuscitation, to give sb the kiss of life

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boca

f

1 mouth;

boca a boca mouth to mouth;

hacer el boca a boca a alguien MED give s.o. mouth-to-mouth resuscitation;

boca abajo upside down; persona, cartas, libro face down;

boca arriba right way up; persona, cartas, libro face up;

dejar con la boca abierta leave open-mouthed;

quedarse con la boca abierta be dumbfounded, be open-mouthed with astonishment;

se me hace la boca agua my mouth is watering;

abrir o

hacer boca whet one’s appetite;

a pedir de boca perfectly;

andar o

ir o

correr de boca en boca circulate, go around;

callar la boca shut up;

estar en boca de todos be on everybody’s lips;

hablar por boca de ganso o

de otro fam parrot someone else’s views;

no decir esta boca es mía not say a word;

meterse en la boca del lobo put one’s head in the lion’s mouth;

taparle la boca a alguien fig keep s.o. quiet, fam

shut s.o. up;

con la boca chica without much conviction;

partirle la boca a alguien pop smash s.o.’s face in fam ;

poner algo en boca de alguien attribute sth to s.o.;

quitarle a alguien la palabra de la boca take the words right out of s.o.’s mouth;

llenarse la boca (hablando) de fig talk of nothing but;

quitarse algo de la boca fig go o

do without sth, deny o.s. sth

2 ZO crab claw

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boca nf

1) : mouth

2)

boca arriba : face up, on one's back

3)

boca abajo : face down, prone

4)

boca de riego : hydrant

5)

en boca de : according to

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boca n

1. (de persona, animal) mouth

límpiate la boca wipe your mouth

2. (entrada) entrance

quedamos en la boca del metro I'll meet you at the entrance to the underground

boca abajo (persona) face down (cosa) upside down

se tumbó boca abajo she lay face down

boca arriba (persona) face up / on your back (cosa) the right way up

se tumbó boca arriba she lay down on her back

decir con la boca pequeña not to mean what you say

hacerse la boca agua to make your mouth water

cuando pienso en la comida, se me hace la boca agua when I think about food, it makes my mouth water

boca a boca kiss of life

Spanish-English dictionary > boca
4 talk

1. noun
1) (discussion) Gespräch, das

have a talk [with somebody] [about something] — [mit jemandem] [über etwas (Akk.)] reden od. sprechen

have a long talk on the phone — lange miteinander telefonieren

could I have a talk with you? — könnte ich Sie einmal sprechen?

have or hold talks [with somebody] — [mit jemandem] Gespräche führen

2) (speech, lecture) Vortrag, der

give a talk/a series of talks [on something/somebody] — einen Vortrag/eine Vortragsreihe [über etwas/jemanden] halten

3) no pl. (form of communication) Sprache, die

4) no pl. (talking) Gerede, das (abwertend)

there's too much talk [of...] — es wird zu viel [von...] geredet

be the talk of the town/neighbourhood — etc. Stadtgespräch/das Thema in der Nachbarschaft usw. sein
2. intransitive verb
1) (speak) sprechen, reden (with, to mit); (lecture) sprechen; (converse) sich unterhalten; (have talks) Gespräche führen; (gossip) reden

be talking in German — deutsch sprechen

love to hear oneself talk — sich gern reden hören

we must talk — wir müssen miteinander reden

talk on the phone — telefonieren

keep 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!

could I talk to you for a moment? — könnte ich Sie einen Augenblick sprechen?

get talking [to somebody] — [mit jemandem] ins Gespräch kommen

talk to oneself — Selbstgespräche führen

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) sprechen

3) (betray secrets) reden

make somebody talk — jemanden zum Reden bringen
3. transitive verb
1) (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 hoarse — sich heiser reden

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

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[to:k] 1. verb
1) (to speak; to have a conversation or discussion: We talked about it for hours; My parrot can talk (= imitate human speech).) reden

2) (to gossip: You can't stay here - people will talk!) reden über

3) (to talk about: They spent the whole time talking philosophy.) das Gespräch
2. noun
1) ((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 Aussprache

2) (a lecture: The doctor gave us a talk on family health.) das Gerede

3) (gossip: Her behaviour causes a lot of talk among the neighbours.) das Gerede

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.) 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
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talk

[tɔ:k, AM usu tɑ:k]

I. n

1. (discussion) Gespräch nt; (conversation) Unterhaltung f; (private) Unterredung f

to 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] haben

heart-to-heart \talk offene Aussprache

2. (lecture) Vortrag m

to give a \talk [on [or about] sth] einen Vortrag [über etw akk] halten

3. no pl (discussion) Reden nt, Gerede nt fam; (things said) Worte pl

big \talk große Töne pej fam

idle \talk leeres Gerede fam

to make small \talk Konversation betreiben

4. (subject of conversation)

▪ the \talk Gespräch[sthema] nt

her behaviour is the \talk of the neighbourhood ihr Verhalten ist das Gespräch des ganzen Viertels

5. (formal discussions)

▪ \talks pl Gespräche pl

peace \talks Friedensverhandlungen pl

to hold \talks [on [or about] sth] Gespräche [über etw akk] führen

6.

▶ to be all \talk [and no action], to be just \talk immer nur reden [und nie handeln]

▶ to be the \talk of the town Stadtgespräch sein

II. vi

1. (speak) sprechen, reden; (converse) sich akk unterhalten

▪ 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 about sb behind his/her back über jdn hinter seinem/ihrem Rücken reden [o fam herziehen]

▪ 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 Mutter

▪ to \talk to oneself mit sich dat selbst reden, Selbstgespräche führen

2. (imitate speech) parrot plappern fam

3. (speak privately or seriously) reden

can we \talk? können wir reden?

I think we need to \talk ich denke, wir sollten einmal miteinander reden

4.

▶ you can't [or AM should] \talk ( fam) du hast es gerade nötig, etwas zu sagen fam

▶ to \talk dirty [to sb] obszön [mit jdm] reden

▶ to be \talking through one's hat [or BRIT also neck] (pej! fam) nur so daherreden fam

▶ look who's \talking, you're a fine one to \talk, to set sb \talking BRIT jdm Grund zum Tratschen geben fam

▶ \talking of sb/sth... esp BRIT wo [o da] wir gerade von jdm/etw reden [o sprechen]...

III. vt

1. (speak)

to \talk a language eine Sprache sprechen [o SCHWEIZ meist reden]

she \talks English at work and French at home in der Arbeit spricht sie Englisch und zu Hause Französisch

2. ( fam: discuss)

to \talk business/money/politics über Geschäfte/Geld/Politik sprechen

3.

▶ \talk about... so was von... fam

what a film — \talk about boring! was für ein Film — so was von langweilig! fam

▶ to \talk a blue streak AM ohne Punkt und Komma reden fam

▶ to \talk sb's ear off ( fam) jdm ein Loch in den Bauch reden fam

▶ to give sb something to \talk about jdm Gesprächsstoff liefern

▶ to \talk one's head off ( fam) ununterbrochen reden

▶ 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 nonsense [or esp BRIT rubbish] ( pej) Unsinn reden

▶ to \talk sense [into sb's head] vernünftig [mit jdm] reden

▶ to \talk some sense into sb's head jdm Vernunft einimpfen fam

▶ to \talk shop übers Geschäft reden fam, fachsimpeln fam

▶ to \talk turkey esp AM ( fam) offen [o fam Tacheles] reden

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[tɔːk]
1. n

1) 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 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

to meet for talks — sich zu Gesprächen treffen

2) 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

3) (= lecture) Vortrag m

to give a talk — einen Vortrag halten (on über +acc )

a series of talks — eine Vortragsreihe

her talk on the dangers... — ihre (kurze) Rede über die Gefahren...

2. vi

1) (= 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 sb — mit jdm sprechen or reden (about über +acc )

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 —

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 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

you can talk! (inf) — du kannst gerade reden!

to keep sb talking — jdn (mit einem Gespräch) hinhalten

to talk to oneself — Selbstgespräche führen

now you're talking! — das lässt sich schon eher hören!

2) (= 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)

3) (= chatter) reden, schwatzen

stop talking! — sei/seid ruhig!

4) (= 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

5) (= reveal secret) reden

the spy refused to talk — der Spion schwieg beharrlich or weigerte sich zu reden

to make sb talk — jdn zum Reden bringen

OK, 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. vt

1) (= 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)

2) (= 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 —

now you're talking business — das lässt sich schon eher hören

See:

→ shop

3)

(= 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 tut

he 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)

(= achieve by talking) he talked himself out of that job — durch sein Reden hat er sich (dat)

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 sb into a better humour — jdn in eine bessere Laune bringen

to talk sb out of his bad temper — jdm die schlechte Laune vertreiben

5)

to talk oneself hoarse — sich heiser reden

See:

→ head

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talk [tɔːk]

A s

1. Reden n

2. Gespräch n:

a) Unterhaltung f, Plauderei f

b) Unterredung f ( auch POL):

have a talk with sb mit jemandem reden oder plaudern, sich mit jemandem unterhalten

3. Aussprache f

4. RADIO etc

a) Plauderei f

b) Vortrag m:

give a talk on einen Vortrag halten über (akk)

5. Gerede n:

a) Geschwätz n umg

b) 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;

there is talk of his being bankrupt man spricht davon, dass er bankrott sei; → big A 7, small talk

6. Gesprächsgegenstand m:

be the talk of the town Stadtgespräch sein

7. Sprache f, Art f zu reden: → baby talk

B v/i

1. reden, sprechen:

talk round sth um etwas herumreden; → big B 2, tall B, wild B

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;

talk to sb

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) schwatzen

b) klatschen umg:

get o.s. talked about ins Gerede kommen; → devil A 1

C v/t

1. 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 1

2. eine Sprache sprechen:

talk French

3. über Geschäfte etc reden oder sprechen:

talk politics auch politisieren; → shop A 3

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;

talk to death US → talk out 1

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1. noun
1) (discussion) Gespräch, das

have a talk [with somebody] [about something] — [mit jemandem] [über etwas (Akk.)] reden od. sprechen

have a long talk on the phone — lange miteinander telefonieren

could I have a talk with you? — könnte ich Sie einmal sprechen?

have or hold talks [with somebody] — [mit jemandem] Gespräche führen

2) (speech, lecture) Vortrag, der

give a talk/a series of talks [on something/somebody] — einen Vortrag/eine Vortragsreihe [über etwas/jemanden] halten

3) no pl. (form of communication) Sprache, die

4) no pl. (talking) Gerede, das (abwertend)

there's too much talk [of...] — es wird zu viel [von...] geredet

be the talk of the town/neighbourhood — etc. Stadtgespräch/das Thema in der Nachbarschaft usw. sein
2. intransitive verb
1) (speak) sprechen, reden (with, to mit); (lecture) sprechen; (converse) sich unterhalten; (have talks) Gespräche führen; (gossip) reden

be talking in German — deutsch sprechen

love to hear oneself talk — sich gern reden hören

we must talk — wir müssen miteinander reden

talk on the phone — telefonieren

keep 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!

could I talk to you for a moment? — könnte ich Sie einen Augenblick sprechen?

get talking [to somebody] — [mit jemandem] ins Gespräch kommen

talk to oneself — Selbstgespräche führen

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) sprechen

3) (betray secrets) reden

make somebody talk — jemanden zum Reden bringen
3. transitive verb
1) (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 hoarse — sich heiser reden

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:

- talk down

- talk over

- talk round

- talk through

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n.

Gespräch -e n. (to) v.

reden (zu) v.

sich unterhalten (mit) v.

sprechen (mit) v.

English-german dictionary > talk
5 loro

m.

1 parrot (animal).

2 chatterbox (informal).

3 sounds(informal) (music device). (peninsular Spanish)

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loro

► nombre masculino

1 (pájaro) parrot

2 argot (mujer fea) bag

3 argot (charlatán) windbag

4 argot (radio) radio cassette

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FRASEOLOGÍA

estar al loro argot (atento) to be on the ball, keep one's wits about one 2 (informado) to know the score

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1. SM

1) (=ave) parrot

2) ** (=radio) radio; (=radiocasete) radio-cassette

- estar al loro

hay que estar al loro — you need to be on the alert

está al loro de lo que pasa — he's in touch with what's going on

¡al loro! — watch out!

3) (=charlatán) chatterbox *

mi hermana es un loro, no para de hablar — my sister's a chatterbox, she never stops talking

4) * (=mujer fea) old bag *, old bat *

5) Cono Sur (=en robo) thieves' lookout man

6) Cono Sur (Med) bedpan

7) Cono Sur (=moco)

sacar los loros — * to pick one's nose

8) Caribe (=cuchillo) pointed and curved knife
lora
2.

ADJ dark brown

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I
- ra masculino, femenino (Zool) parrot

lo repitió como un loro — he repeated it parrot-fashion

hablar como un loro — (fam) to be a chatterbox (colloq)
II
masculino (fam)

a) ( charlatán) chatterbox (colloq)

b) ( mujer fea) (Esp fam) hag

* * *

= parrot.

Ex. When some of the parrots got sick, he nursed them back to health, and they in turn brought him back to life.

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* al loro = in the know.

* estar al loro de = be on the lookout for, keep + Posesivo + eyes (wide) open, keep + Posesivo + eyes peeled, keep + Posesivo + eyes skinned.

* loro viejo no aprende a hablar = you can't teach an old dog new tricks.

* verde loro = parrot green.

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I
- ra masculino, femenino (Zool) parrot

lo repitió como un loro — he repeated it parrot-fashion

hablar como un loro — (fam) to be a chatterbox (colloq)
II
masculino (fam)

a) ( charlatán) chatterbox (colloq)

b) ( mujer fea) (Esp fam) hag

* * *

= parrot.

Ex: When some of the parrots got sick, he nursed them back to health, and they in turn brought him back to life.

* al loro = in the know.

* estar al loro de = be on the lookout for, keep + Posesivo + eyes (wide) open, keep + Posesivo + eyes peeled, keep + Posesivo + eyes skinned.

* loro viejo no aprende a hablar = you can't teach an old dog new tricks.

* verde loro = parrot green.

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loro¹ -ra

masculine, feminine

A ( Zool) parrot

dijo la lección como un loro he recited the lesson parrot-fashion

callado el loro ( Chi fam); be quiet! ( colloq)

estar al loro ( Esp fam) (pendiente, alerta) to be on one's toes ( colloq), to be on the ball ( colloq), to keep one's eyes open ( colloq)

(informado): está al loro de lo que pasa allí he keeps up with what's going on there, he's very clued up about o he's very up on what's going on there ( colloq)

hablar como un loro ( fam); to be a chatterbox ( colloq), to talk nineteen to the dozen ( colloq)

B ( fam) (charlatán) chatterbox

esa mujer es un loro or una lora that woman is a real chatterbox o windbag ( colloq)

C (Ur fam) (alcahuete) sneak ( colloq), telltale ( colloq)

loro²

masculine

A ( fam) (mujer ridícula) hag, old bag ( colloq)

B ( fam) (en un robo) lookout

C

1 ( Chi) (jarrita) pitcher, jug

2 ( Chi fam) (para orinar) bottle

D ( Chi fam) (moco) bogey ( colloq)

sacarse los loros to pick one's nose

E loros mpl ( Esp fam) earphones (pl)

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loro 1
◊ -ra sustantivo masculino, femenino (Zool) parrot

loro 2 sustantivo masculino (fam) ( charlatán) chatterbox (colloq), gasbag (colloq)
loro m Zool parrot
♦ Locuciones: familiar estar al loro, to be on the ball o to keep one's eyes open: hay que estar al loro o se te pasan las oportunidades, you have to be on the ball or you'll be passed by

' loro' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cotorra
English:
dog
- parrot

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loro nm

1. [animal] parrot;

Comp
Fam
hablar como un loro to chatter;

enumeró la lista como un loro she reeled off the list parrot-fashion

Comp
loro real yellow-headed o yellow-crowned amazon
2. Fam [charlatán] chatterbox

3. Esp Fam [aparato de música] = radio and/or cassette or CD player

4. Esp Fam

Comp

estar al loro [alerta] to keep a lookout o an eye open;
[enterado] to be well up (on what's happening);
si no estamos al loro, no conseguiremos entradas if we're not quick off the mark we won't get tickets;

¿estás al loro de lo que le ha pasado a Claudia? are you up on what happened to Claudia?;

Comp

¡al loro!: ¡al loro!, ¿a que no sabes a quien he visto? listen! you'll never guess who I saw;

¡al loro con Luis, si puede te engañará! be careful with Luis, he'll cheat you if he gets a chance!

5. Chile Fam [espía] spy

6. Chile Fam [orinal] bedpan

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loro

m parrot;

estar al loro fam ( enterado) be clued up fam, be on the ball fam

* * *

loro nm

: parrot

* * *

loro n (ave) parrot

Spanish-English dictionary > loro
6 talk

[to:k] 1. verb
1) (to speak; to have a conversation or discussion: We talked about it for hours; My parrot can talk (= imitate human speech).) tale

2) (to gossip: You can't stay here - people will talk!) snakke

3) (to talk about: They spent the whole time talking philosophy.) tale om
2. noun
1) ((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.) snak; drøftelse; diskussion

2) (a lecture: The doctor gave us a talk on family health.) forelæsning

3) (gossip: Her behaviour causes a lot of talk among the neighbours.) sladder

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.) tom snak

•

- 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
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[to:k] 1. verb
1) (to speak; to have a conversation or discussion: We talked about it for hours; My parrot can talk (= imitate human speech).) tale

2) (to gossip: You can't stay here - people will talk!) snakke

3) (to talk about: They spent the whole time talking philosophy.) tale om
2. noun
1) ((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.) snak; drøftelse; diskussion

2) (a lecture: The doctor gave us a talk on family health.) forelæsning

3) (gossip: Her behaviour causes a lot of talk among the neighbours.) sladder

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.) tom snak

•

- 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

English-Danish dictionary > talk
7 talk

to:k
1. verb
1) (to speak; to have a conversation or discussion: We talked about it for hours; My parrot can talk (= imitate human speech).) hablar

2) (to gossip: You can't stay here - people will talk!) hablar, chismorrear

3) (to talk about: They spent the whole time talking philosophy.) hablar (de/sobre)

2. noun
1) ((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.) conversación

2) (a lecture: The doctor gave us a talk on family health.) conferencia

3) (gossip: Her behaviour causes a lot of talk among the neighbours.) comentario, chismorreo, cotilleo

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.) palabra(s), palabreo, palabrería, charlatanería

•

- 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

talk¹ n conversación / charla

I had a talk with your teacher tuve una charla con tu profesor

the policeman gave a talk on road safety el policía habló sobre la seguridad vial

talk² vb hablar

he never talks about his past nunca habla de su pasado

talk

tr[tɔːk]

intransitive verb

1 (gen) hablar (to, con/a)

■ I'd like to talk to you for a minute quisiera hablar contigo un momento

■ what were you talking about? ¿de qué hablabais?

■ everyone was talking at once todos hablaban a la vez

■ he talks to himself habla consigo mismo

2 (negotiate) negociar

■ the leaders agreed to talk los líderes acordaron negociar

3 (gossip) hablar, chismorrear

■ you know how people love to talk sabes cómo a la gente le encanta chismorrear

transitive verb

1 hablar (about/of, de)

■ let's talk business hablemos de negocios

■ don't talk nonsense no digas tonterías

noun

1 (conversation) conversación nombre femenino

2 (lecture) charla, conferencia

■ she gave a talk on the Spanish Civil War dio una charla sobre la Guerra Civil Española

3 (rumour) rumor nombre masculino, voz nombre femenino

■ there is talk of his resigning se habla de la posibilidad de que dimita

plural noun talks

1 negociaciones nombre femenino plural

■ the management and the unions met for talks el patronal y los sindicatos se reuniron para negociar

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

it's just talk son cosas que se dicen, son rumores

look who's talking quién lo dice, mira quién habla

not to have a clue what one is talking about no tener la menor idea de qué habla

now you're talking eso sí que me interesa

talk 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 hablar

to be the talk of the town ser la comidilla de todos

to know what one is talking about hablar con conocimiento de causa

to talk big fanfarronear, farolear, presumir, exagerar

to talk somebody into something convencer a alguien para que haga algo

to talk somebody out of something disuadir a alguien de hacer algo

to talk sense hablar con sentido común

to talk shop hablar del trabajo

to talk through one's hat decir tonterías, hablar sin pies ni cabeza

to talk turkey hablar a las claras, hablar con franqueza

you can talk y tú que lo digas

pillow talk conversación nombre femenino íntima (en la cama)

talk show programa nombre masculino de entrevistas

talk ['tɔk] vi

1) : hablar

he talks for hours: se pasa horas hablando

2) chat: charlar, platicar

talk vt

1) speak: hablar

to talk French: hablar francés

to talk business: hablar de negocios

2) persuade: influenciar, convencer

she talked me out of it: me convenció que no lo hiciera

3)

to talk over discuss: hablar de, discutir

talk n

1) conversation: charla f, plática f, conversación f

2) gossip, rumor: chisme m, rumores mpl

talk

n.

• 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.

I
1. [tɔːk] intransitive verb
1)

a) ( speak) hablar; ( converse) hablar, platicar* (esp AmC, Méx);

everyone stopped talking — todo el mundo se calló

stop talking! — ¡silencio!

he never stops talking — no para de hablar, habla hasta por los codos (fam)

they talked and talked — hablaron largo y tendido

he doesn't know what he's talking about — no tiene idea de lo que está hablando

the year's most talked-about event — el acontecimiento más comentado del año

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!

now you're talking! — (colloq) ¡así se habla!

- to talk ABOUT somebody something
- to talk OF something -ING
- to talk TO somebody
- to talk WITH somebody

b) talking pres p < doll> que habla; < book/> grabado

2)

a) ( have discussion) hablar

is there somewhere we can talk? — ¿podemos hablar en privado?

the two sides are ready to talk — las dos partes están dispuestas a negociar

- to talk ABOUT something

b) ( give talk)

- to talk ABOUT/ON something

c) ( gossip) hablar

you can't stop people talking — no se puede evitar que la gente haga comentarios

2. vt
1) ( speak) (colloq):

they were talking Italian — hablaban (en) italiano

to talk golf/economics — hablar de golf/economía

don't talk nonsense! — ¡no digas tonterías!

2) (argue, persuade)

he talked me into doing it — me convenció de que lo hiciera

see if you can talk her out of it! — a ver si puedes convencerla de que no lo haga

- to talk somebody INTO/OUT OF something/-ING
- to talk one's way out of/into something
- to talk oneself out of/into something

Phrasal Verbs:

- talk around

- talk back

- talk down

- talk down to

- talk over

- talk round
- talk through
II
noun

1) c

a) ( conversation) conversación f

it's time we had a little talk — ya es hora de que hablemos seriamente

I had a long talk with him — estuve hablando or (AmC, Méx tb) platicando un rato largo con él

b) ( lecture) charla f

to give a talk about o on something — dar* una charla sobre algo

c) talks pl ( negotiations) conversaciones fpl, negociaciones fpl

to have o hold talks — mantener* or sostener* conversaciones

the two leaders met for talks — los dos líderes se reunieron para dialogar

2) u

a) (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 fpl

it'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

[tɔːk]
1. 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

2) (=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 fpl

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

- be the talk of the town

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
small 4.
6) (=speech, language) lenguaje m

children's talk — lenguaje m infantil or de niños

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

2. 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

- talk of the devil!

- talk through one's hat
dirty 2., 2)
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

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

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) hablar

we have ways of making you talk — sabemos cómo hacerle hablar

3. 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

- talk the hind legs off a donkey

2) (=discuss) hablar de

we were talking politics/business — hablábamos de política/negocios

- talk shop

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

4.

CPD

talk 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 around

- talk back

- talk down

- talk on

- talk out

- talk over

- talk round

- talk through

- talk up

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I
1. [tɔːk] intransitive verb
1)

a) ( speak) hablar; ( converse) hablar, platicar* (esp AmC, Méx);

everyone stopped talking — todo el mundo se calló

stop talking! — ¡silencio!

he never stops talking — no para de hablar, habla hasta por los codos (fam)

they talked and talked — hablaron largo y tendido

he doesn't know what he's talking about — no tiene idea de lo que está hablando

the year's most talked-about event — el acontecimiento más comentado del año

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!

now you're talking! — (colloq) ¡así se habla!

- to talk ABOUT somebody something
- to talk OF something -ING
- to talk TO somebody
- to talk WITH somebody

b) talking pres p < doll> que habla; < book/> grabado

2)

a) ( have discussion) hablar

is there somewhere we can talk? — ¿podemos hablar en privado?

the two sides are ready to talk — las dos partes están dispuestas a negociar

- to talk ABOUT something

b) ( give talk)

- to talk ABOUT/ON something

c) ( gossip) hablar

you can't stop people talking — no se puede evitar que la gente haga comentarios

2. vt
1) ( speak) (colloq):

they were talking Italian — hablaban (en) italiano

to talk golf/economics — hablar de golf/economía

don't talk nonsense! — ¡no digas tonterías!

2) (argue, persuade)

he talked me into doing it — me convenció de que lo hiciera

see if you can talk her out of it! — a ver si puedes convencerla de que no lo haga

- to talk somebody INTO/OUT OF something/-ING
- to talk one's way out of/into something
- to talk oneself out of/into something

Phrasal Verbs:

- talk around

- talk back

- talk down

- talk down to

- talk over

- talk round
- talk through
II
noun

1) c

a) ( conversation) conversación f

it's time we had a little talk — ya es hora de que hablemos seriamente

I had a long talk with him — estuve hablando or (AmC, Méx tb) platicando un rato largo con él

b) ( lecture) charla f

to give a talk about o on something — dar* una charla sobre algo

c) talks pl ( negotiations) conversaciones fpl, negociaciones fpl

to have o hold talks — mantener* or sostener* conversaciones

the two leaders met for talks — los dos líderes se reunieron para dialogar

2) u

a) (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 fpl

it'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

English-spanish dictionary > talk
8 talk

I 1. [tɔːk]
nome

1) (talking, gossip) U chiacchiere f.pl., voci f.pl.

there is talk of sth., of doing — si parla di qcs., di fare

there is talk of me doing — si dice (in giro) che io faccia

there is talk that — corre voce che

he's all talk — è uno che sa solo parlare (ma non fa i fatti)

it's just talk — sono solo chiacchiere

they are the talk of the town — sono sulla bocca di tutti

2) (conversation) conversazione f., colloquio m.

to have a talk with sb. — parlare con qcn

3) (speech) discorso m., conferenza f. ( about, on su); (more informal) conversazione f.

to give a talk — tenere una conferenza
2.
nome plurale talks negoziati m., trattative f.

arms talks — negoziati sul disarmo

pay talks — trattative salariali
II 1. [tɔːk]
verbo transitivo

1) (discuss)

to talk French — parlare francese

to talk business — parlare di affari

to talk nonsense — dire cose senza senso o sciocchezze

we're talking three years — colloq. si parla o si tratta di tre anni

we're talking a huge investment — colloq. stiamo parlando di un grande investimento

2) (persuade)

to talk sb. into, out of doing — persuadere qcn. a fare, dissuadere qcn. dal fare

you've talked me into it! — mi hai convinto!

to talk one's way out of doing — riuscire (parlando) a evitare di fare
2.
verbo intransitivo

1) parlare, discutere; (gossip) chiacchierare; spreg. sparlare

to talk to o with sb. parlare a o con qcn.; to talk to oneself parlare da solo o tra sé e sé; to talk at sb. parlare a qcn. senza ascoltare le sue risposte; to keep sb. talking fare parlare qcn. (il più a lungo possibile); talking of films... a proposito di film...; look who's talking! you're a fine one to talk! you can talk! senti chi parla! now you're talking! questo sì che è parlare! talk about stupid! colloq. (pensa) che scemo! talk about expensive! — alla faccia dei prezzi!

2) (give information) [ prisoner] parlare

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- talk back

- talk down

- talk over

- talk round

- talk through

- talk up

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[to:k] 1. verb
1) (to speak; to have a conversation or discussion: We talked about it for hours; My parrot can talk (= imitate human speech).) parlare

2) (to gossip: You can't stay here - people will talk!) mormorare, (fare maldicenze)

3) (to talk about: They spent the whole time talking philosophy.) parlare
2. noun
1) ((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.) conversazione

2) (a lecture: The doctor gave us a talk on family health.) conferenza

3) (gossip: Her behaviour causes a lot of talk among the neighbours.) pettegolezzo, voce

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.) chiacchiere

•

- 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
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I 1. [tɔːk]
nome

1) (talking, gossip) U chiacchiere f.pl., voci f.pl.

there is talk of sth., of doing — si parla di qcs., di fare

there is talk of me doing — si dice (in giro) che io faccia

there is talk that — corre voce che

he's all talk — è uno che sa solo parlare (ma non fa i fatti)

it's just talk — sono solo chiacchiere

they are the talk of the town — sono sulla bocca di tutti

2) (conversation) conversazione f., colloquio m.

to have a talk with sb. — parlare con qcn

3) (speech) discorso m., conferenza f. ( about, on su); (more informal) conversazione f.

to give a talk — tenere una conferenza
2.
nome plurale talks negoziati m., trattative f.

arms talks — negoziati sul disarmo

pay talks — trattative salariali
II 1. [tɔːk]
verbo transitivo

1) (discuss)

to talk French — parlare francese

to talk business — parlare di affari

to talk nonsense — dire cose senza senso o sciocchezze

we're talking three years — colloq. si parla o si tratta di tre anni

we're talking a huge investment — colloq. stiamo parlando di un grande investimento

2) (persuade)

to talk sb. into, out of doing — persuadere qcn. a fare, dissuadere qcn. dal fare

you've talked me into it! — mi hai convinto!

to talk one's way out of doing — riuscire (parlando) a evitare di fare
2.
verbo intransitivo

1) parlare, discutere; (gossip) chiacchierare; spreg. sparlare

to talk to o with sb. parlare a o con qcn.; to talk to oneself parlare da solo o tra sé e sé; to talk at sb. parlare a qcn. senza ascoltare le sue risposte; to keep sb. talking fare parlare qcn. (il più a lungo possibile); talking of films... a proposito di film...; look who's talking! you're a fine one to talk! you can talk! senti chi parla! now you're talking! questo sì che è parlare! talk about stupid! colloq. (pensa) che scemo! talk about expensive! — alla faccia dei prezzi!

2) (give information) [ prisoner] parlare

•

- talk back

- talk down

- talk over

- talk round

- talk through

- talk up

English-Italian dictionary > talk
9 talk

to:k 1. verb
1) (to speak; to have a conversation or discussion: We talked about it for hours; My parrot can talk (= imitate human speech).) snakke, prate, diskutere

2) (to gossip: You can't stay here - people will talk!) sladre

3) (to talk about: They spent the whole time talking philosophy.) snakke om, drøfte
2. noun
1) ((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.) prat, samtale

2) (a lecture: The doctor gave us a talk on family health.) foredrag, tale

3) (gossip: Her behaviour causes a lot of talk among the neighbours.) sladder

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.) snakk(ing), prat(ing)

•

- 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

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tale

I
subst. \/tɔːk\/

1) samtale, konversasjon

• he had all the talk to himself

han stod for konversasjonen

2) prat(estund)

• we had a little talk about everything and anything

vi snakket litt om alt og ingenting

3) ( hverdagslig) prek, skvalder, skravl

• we want action, not talk

vi vil ha handling, ikke (tomme) ord

4) snakk, prat

• there can be no talk of that

det blir det ikke snakk om

5) rykter

• they heard talk of war in the neighbouring country

6) foredrag, kåseri

• I heard an interesting talk on the radio

7) talemåte, språk

• listen to their strange talk

be all talk (and no do) bare prate (og ikke gjøre noen ting)

• don't listen to him, he's all talk

ikke hør på ham, han har det bare i kjeften

be the talk of the town være det store samtaleemnet, være den alle snakker om

get into talks with starte forhandlinger med begynne å snakke med, komme i samtale med, komme i snakk med

give a talk on something holde et foredrag over\/om noe, snakke om noe

have a talk (with somebody) about something snakke (med noen) om noe

talks forhandlinger, drøftelser

• peace talks will be held in Geneva in May
II
verb \/tɔːk\/

1) snakke (sammen), prate, samtale, resonnere, diskutere

• don't talk so loud

ikke snakk så høyt

• she talks English

hun snakker engelsk

2) ( hverdagslig) skravle

3) kåsere, holde foredrag

4) sladre

• people will talk, you know

det blir jo alltid sladret om slik, vet du

• he won't talk

han kommer ikke til å sladre

• this will make people talk

dette vil gi folk noe å sladre\/snakke om

5) ( overført) gi lyd fra seg, låte

6) synge, suse

• the kettle was talking

be talking snakke om

• I'm talking big money

jeg snakker om mye penger \/ det gjelder mye penger

look who's talking! som du snakker!, hørt\/sett på maken!, tenke seg til!, det hadde jeg ikke ventet av ham\/henne!

talk about snakke om, prate om, diskutere kåsere om

talk about... snakk(er) om...

• talk about coincidence!

snakk om sammentreff!

talk at vende seg direkte til snakke til (uten å vente seg svar)

• I don't like people who talk at me instead of with me

jeg liker ikke folk som snakker til meg i stedet for med meg

• she talked to him but at me

hun snakket med ham, men det hun sa, var myntet på meg

talk away prate bort

• we're talking away our time

vi snakker bort tiden

snakke om, gå og snakke, skravle i vei

talk back (to\/at somebody) si imot noen, svare tilbake

talk big være stor i kjeften, bruke store ord, ta munnen full

talk down prate i senk overdøve (med prat), prate slik at andre må være stille fremstille som mindre viktig ( luftfart) snakke ned, gi detaljerte instruksjoner om landing

talk down to bruke en nedlatende tone til, snakke nedlatende til senke nivået (for å tilpasse seg tilhørerne)

talking of apropos, når vi snakker om

talk of snakke om, prate om

• she talks of going to London

• the play is much talked of

skuespillet er svært omtalt

talk off the top of one's head snakke tøv, ta noe ut av løse luften

talk of the devil når en snakker om solen (så skinner den)

• talk of the devil! That's Jane coming right there!

snakker om solen! Det er Jane som kommer der borte!

talk on snakke om, holde foredrag om, kåsere over

talk oneself hoarse prate seg hes

talk out diskutere til bunns, resonnere grundig snakke ut, snakke tydelig snakke ferdig ( i parlamentet) drøye ut med prat, debattere i senk

talk out! snakk så vi kan høre deg!, spytt ut!

talk over snakke om, behandle

• they talked over the subject for several hours

diskutere, drøfte, resonnere om

• let's talk the matter over

(lykkes med å) overtale, få til å endre oppfatning

talk shop se ➢ shop

talk somebody into (doing) something overtale noen til å gjøre noe, få noen med på å gjøre noe

talk somebody out of (doing) something få noen fra noe, overtale noen om å la være å gjøre noe, fraråde noen å gjøre noe

talk somebody round overtale noen, få noen til å endre oppfatning, snakke noen rundt

talk something out snakke ut om noe snakke noe i senk

talk the hind leg off a donkey mase\/snakke hull i hodet på noen, snakke kjeven ut av ledd, snakke noen i hjel

talk through the back of one's neck eller talk through one's hat\/arse\/backside preike dritt, komme med vås, komme med visvas

talk to snakke med, prate med snakke til, prate til snakke (alvor), snakke til rette

• I'll talk to her!

jeg skal snakke et alvorsord med henne!

talk up skape interesse for, gjøre reklame for

• they talked up their candidate for the election

synge ut, si ifra, snakke rett fra leveren snakke ut (høyt og tydelig)

talk up to somebody svare (noen) på en nesevis måte

talk wild fantasere, fable

talk with snakke med, henvende seg til

• I'll talk with my adviser

prate med, samtale med, underholde seg med forsøke å overtale

you can talk! eller you can't talk! som du snakker!, hørt\/sett på maken!, du sier ikke det!

English-Norwegian dictionary > talk
10 talk

[to:k] 1. verb
1) (to speak; to have a conversation or discussion: We talked about it for hours; My parrot can talk (= imitate human speech).) falar

2) (to gossip: You can't stay here - people will talk!) falar

3) (to talk about: They spent the whole time talking philosophy.) falar sobre
2. noun
1) ((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.) conversa

2) (a lecture: The doctor gave us a talk on family health.) palestra

3) (gossip: Her behaviour causes a lot of talk among the neighbours.) mexerico

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.) conversa

•

- 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
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[tɔ:k] n 1 conversa, conversação. 2 conferência, discurso, conselho. 3 fala. 4 boato, rumor. it’s the talk of the town / é o assunto da cidade. 5 tagarelice, palra. • vt+vi 1 falar, conversar, dizer. 2 levar a, influenciar. money talks / dinheiro convence. 3 discutir. 4 consultar, conferenciar. 5 manifestar-se, explicar. 6 palrar, tagarelar. let’s talk it over conversemos (seriamente) sobre o assunto. now you are talking isto, sim, que é proposta. small talk conversa superficial. talking of it falando nisso. talk is cheap! falar é fácil! to talk against time falar para preencher o tempo. to talk away matar o tempo com conversa amigável, Brit coll jogar conversa fora. to talk back dar uma resposta rude. to talk big sl contar vantagem. to talk down to tratar de modo superior. to talk into persuadir. to talk of falar sobre, discutir, mencionar. don’t talk of it! / nem fale disto! to talk politics discutir sobre política. to talk round a) falar sem chegar ao assunto. b) convencer, persuadir. to talk sense falar com juízo. to talk someone down não deixar falar, calar. to talk someone out of convencer alguém. he won’t be talked out of it / não se deixa levar na conversa. to talk someone’s head off sl falar demais. to talk tall gabar-se, vangloriar-se. to talk to falar com. I talked to him / falei (seriamente) com ele. to talk turkey falar francamente. to talk with falar para dar instruções, admoestar ou persuadir. you can talk! coll você fala de barriga cheia!

English-Portuguese dictionary > talk
11 Reden

I v/i

1. (sprechen) speak ( mit to, with); (sich unterhalten) talk (to, with); (plaudern) chat (to, with); reden über (+Akk) talk about; stundenlang / ununterbrochen reden talk for hours / incessantly; sie redet zu laut / leise she speaks too loudly / softly; reden wir nicht mehr darüber let’s forget it; man redet davon, dass... there is talk that...; man redet von über 50 Toten there is talk of over 50 dead, a death toll of over 50 has been mentioned; darüber lässt sich reden it’s a possibility; im Schlaf reden talk in one’s sleep; er hat kein Wort geredet he didn’t say a word, he didn’t open his mouth once; rede doch ( endlich)! say something!; mit sich selbst oder vor sich hin reden talk to o.s.; mit den Händen reden gesticulate; von... gar nicht zu reden not to mention...; da wir gerade davon reden as we’re on the subject; er redet, wie er denkt he says (exactly) what he thinks; er redet anders, als er denkt what he says and what he thinks are two different things; du hast gut reden it’s all very well for you to talk, you can talk; wir reden später we’ll talk about it later; da redet man ja gegen eine Wand it’s like talking to a brick wall

2. (eine Rede halten) speak; gut reden können be a good speaker; er hört sich gern reden he likes the sound of his own voice

3. (erörtern) discuss; über Politik reden talk politics; über Gott und die Welt reden talk about everything under the sun

4. (klatschen) talk; lass die Leute reden let people talk; man redet über sie people are talking about her; im Büro wird viel geredet there’s a lot of gossip in the office; er redet zu viel he is a talker

5. reden mit (kommunizieren) speak ( oder talk) to; sie reden nicht miteinander they’re not speaking ( oder talking) to each other, they’re not on speaking terms; mit sich reden lassen be willing to listen ( oder discuss things); bei Geschäft: be open to offers; sie lässt nicht mit sich reden she won’t listen (to anyone); so lasse ich nicht mit mir reden I won’t be spoken to like that; unter... lassen wir gar nicht mit uns reden under..., we’re not interested; er weigert sich, mit uns zu reden he refuses to talk to us; ich habe mit dir zu reden I’d like a word with you; kannst du mal mit ihm reden? can you have a word with him?

6. von sich reden machen (bekannt werden) get talked about; er macht als Rennfahrer von sich reden he’s made a name for himself as a racing driver (Am. racecar driver); neulich hat er mit einem Film von sich reden gemacht he recently got into the news with a film (Am. auch movie)

7. umg. (verraten) talk; irgendjemand hat geredet someone has talked; du sollst reden! talk, damn you!; rede, sonst geht es dir schlecht! talk or you’re in for it!; hat sie geredet? did she talk?

II v/t speak, say; kein Wort reden not speak ( oder say) a word; viel reden talk a lot; er redet lauter Unsinn he talks nothing but rubbish (Am. nonsense); red keinen Quatsch! umg. stop talking rubbish (Am. nonsense)!; was redest du da? what are you going on about?; was du wieder redest! there you go again!

III v/refl sich heiser reden talk oneself hoarse; er redete sich in Zorn he went on and on until he got really angry; siehe auch sprechen

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to speak; to say; to talk

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re|den ['reːdn]
1. vi

1) (= sprechen) to talk, to speak

Reden während des Unterrichts — talking in class

mit sich selbst/jdm réden — to talk or speak to oneself/sb

wie red(e)st du denn mit deiner Mutter! — that's no way to talk or speak to your mother

so lasse ich nicht mit mir réden! — I won't be spoken to like that!

sie hat geredet und geredet — she talked and talked

mit jdm über jdn/etw réden — to talk or speak to or with sb about sb/sth

réden wir nicht mehr davon or darüber — let's not talk or speak about it any more, let's drop it (inf)

réden Sie doch nicht! (inf) — come off it! (inf)

(viel) von sich réden machen — to become (very much) a talking point

das Buch/er macht viel von sich réden — everyone is talking about the book/him

viel Redens von einer Sache machen — to make a great to-do about sth (inf)

du hast gut or leicht réden! — it's all very well for you (to talk)

ich habe mit Ihnen zu réden! — I would like to speak or talk to you, I would like a word with you

ich rede gegen eine Wand or Mauer — it's like talking to a brick wall (inf)

darüber lässt or ließe sich réden — that's a possibility; (über Preis, Bedingungen) I think we could discuss that

darüber lässt or ließe sich eher réden — that's more like it, now you're talking

er lässt mit sich réden — he could be persuaded; (in Bezug auf Preis) he's open to offers

sie lässt nicht mit sich réden — she is adamant; (bei eigenen Forderungen auch) she won't take no for an answer

Reden ist Silber, Schweigen ist Gold (Prov) — (speech is silver but) silence is golden (Prov)

das ist ja mein Reden ( seit 33) (inf) — I've been saying that for (donkey's (Brit inf)) years

See:

→ Wasserfall

2) (= klatschen) to talk (
über +acc about)
schlecht von jdm réden — to talk or speak ill of sb

in so einem Dorf wird natürlich viel geredet — in a village like that naturally people talk a lot

3) (= eine Rede halten) to speak

er redet nicht gern[e] öffentlich — he doesn't like public speaking

er kann gut réden — he is a good speaker

frei réden — to speak extempore, to speak without notes

4) (euph = gestehen, aussagen) to talk

jdn zum Reden bringen — to get sb to talk, to make sb talk

er will nicht réden — he won't talk

2. vt

1) (= sagen) to talk; Worte to say

einige Worte réden — to say a few words

kein Wort réden — not to say or speak a word

etw von der Seele or vom Herzen réden — to get sth off one's chest

2) (= klatschen) to say

es kann dir doch nicht egal sein, was über dich geredet wird — it must matter to you what people say about you

Schlechtes von jdm or über jdn réden — to say bad things about sb

damit die Leute wieder was zu réden haben — so that people have something to talk about again

3. vr

sich heiser réden — to talk oneself hoarse

sich in Zorn or Wut réden — to talk oneself into a fury

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1) ((often with to or (American) with) to talk or converse: Can I speak to/with you for a moment?; We spoke for hours about it.) speak

2) (to speak; to have a conversation or discussion: We talked about it for hours; My parrot can talk (= imitate human speech).) talk

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re·den

[ˈre:dn̩]

I. vi

1. (sprechen) to talk, to speak

▪ mit jdm [über jdn/etw] \reden to talk to sb [about sb/sth]

über manche Themen wurde zu Hause nie geredet some topics were never discussed at home

wie redest du denn mit deinem Vater! that's no way to talk to [or speak with] your father

er hat geredet und geredet he talked and talked

genug geredet! enough talk[ing]

mit ihr kann man nicht \reden you just can't talk to her

darüber wird noch zu \reden sein we shall have to come back to that

sie lässt mich nie zu Ende \reden she never lets me finish what I'm saying

\reden während des Unterrichts talking in class

\reden wir nicht mehr davon [o darüber] let's not talk [or speak] about it any more

\reden Sie doch nicht! come off it! fam

was gibt es da groß zu \reden? so what?

so nicht mit sich dat \reden lassen to not let oneself be talked [or spoken] to in such a way [or like that]

so lasse ich nicht mit mir \reden! I won't be spoken to like that!

mit jdm zu \reden haben to need to speak to sb

die Chefin hat mit dir zu \reden the boss would like to have a word with you

miteinander \reden to have a talk [with one another]

sie \reden nicht mehr miteinander they are no longer on speaking terms

mit sich dat selbst \reden to talk to oneself; s.a. Wand

2. (Gerüchte verbreiten)

▪ über jdn/etw \reden to talk about sb/sth

▪ es wird [über jdn/etw] geredet there is talk [about sb/sth]

es wird bereits über dich geredet you are already being talked about

schlecht von jdm \reden to talk [or speak] ill of sb

3. (eine Rede halten)

▪ über etw akk \reden to speak about [or on] sth

ich rede nicht gerne öffentlich I don't like public speaking

wer redet morgen Abend? who is to speak tomorrow evening?

gut \reden können to be a good speaker

4. (ausdiskutieren, verhandeln)

▪ über etw akk \reden to discuss [or talk about] sth

über etw akk lässt sich \reden we can discuss sth

darüber lässt sich \reden that's a possibility, we can certainly discuss that

darüber ließe sich eher \reden that's more like it

mit sich dat [über etw akk] \reden lassen (gesprächsbereit sein) to be willing to discuss [sth]; (kompromissbereit sein) to be open to persuasion; (in Bezug auf Angebote, Preis) to be open to offers

nicht mit sich dat [über etw akk] \reden lassen to be adamant [about sth]

sie lässt nicht mit sich \reden she is adamant; (bei eigenen Ansprüchen a.) she won't take no for an answer

5. (sl: etw verraten, gestehen) to talk, to come clean fam

sie will nicht \reden she won't talk

nun red schon, was hat er gesagt? come on, spill the beans, what did he say? fam

jdn zum R\reden bringen to make sb talk

6.

▶ du hast gut [o leicht] \reden it's easy [or all very well] for you to talk

▶ [viel] von sich dat \reden machen to be[come] [very much] a talking point

sie macht zurzeit viel von sich \reden everyone is talking about her at the moment

der Film, der so viel von sich \reden macht, hält nicht, was er verspricht the film which everyone is talking about doesn't live up to expectations

▶ [das ist ja] mein R\reden (fam) that's what I've been saying

▶ nicht zu \reden von... not to mention...

▶ viel R\redens von etw dat machen to make a great to-do about sth

II. vt

1. (sagen)

▪ etw \reden to say sth

ich möchte gerne hören, was ihr redet I'd like to hear what you're saying

etw zu \reden haben to have sth to talk about

viel/wenig \reden to talk a lot/not talk much

es wird immer viel geredet there is always a lot of talk

Unsinn [o Blödsinn] \reden to talk nonsense

kein Wort \reden to not say [or speak] a word

einige Worte \reden to say a few words; s.a. Seele, Wort

2. (klatschen)

▪ etw [über jdn/etw] \reden to say sth [about sb/sth]

damit die Leute wieder etwas zu \reden haben so that people have something to talk about again

▪ es wird [über jdn/etw] geredet:

in so einem Dorf wird natürlich viel geredet in a village like that naturally people talk a lot

es wird schon über uns geredet we're being talked about

es kann dir doch egal sein, was über dich geredet wird it should not matter to you what people say about you

3.

▶ jdn besoffen \reden (sl) to drive sb round the bend with one's chattering fam

III. vr (sich durch Reden in einen Zustand steigern)

▪ sich akk in etw akk \reden to talk oneself into sth

sich akk in Begeisterung \reden to get carried away with what one is saying

sich akk heiser \reden to talk oneself hoarse

sich akk in Rage/Wut \reden to talk oneself into a rage/fury

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1.
transitives Verb talk

Unsinn reden — talk nonsense

kein Wort reden — not say or speak a word
2.
intransitives Verb

1) (sprechen) talk; speak

viel/wenig reden — talk a lot (coll.) /not talk much

2) (sich äußern, eine Rede halten) speak

er lässt mich nicht zu Ende reden — he doesn't let me finish what I'm saying; s. auch gut 2. 2)

3) (sich unterhalten) talk

mit jemandem/über jemanden reden — talk to/about somebody

miteinander reden — have a talk [with one another]

sie reden nicht mehr miteinander — they are no longer on speaking terms

mit sich reden lassen — (bei Geschäften) be open to offers; (bei Meinungsverschiedenheiten) be willing to discuss the matter
3.
reflexives Verb

sich heiser/in Wut reden — talk oneself hoarse/into a rage

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Reden n; -s, kein pl talking; talk;

müde/heiser vom vielen Reden exhausted/hoarse from all this talking;

mir fällt das Reden schwer I find it difficult to talk about it;

jemanden zum Reden bringen get sb to talk;

mit dem Reden tut er sich nicht schwer he has no problems ( oder inhibitions about) talking;

all mein Reden war umsonst I might as well have been talking to a brick wall;

Reden ist Silber, Schweigen ist Gold sprichw (speech is silvern,) silence is golden

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1.
transitives Verb talk

Unsinn reden — talk nonsense

kein Wort reden — not say or speak a word
2.
intransitives Verb

1) (sprechen) talk; speak

viel/wenig reden — talk a lot (coll.) /not talk much

2) (sich äußern, eine Rede halten) speak

er lässt mich nicht zu Ende reden — he doesn't let me finish what I'm saying; s. auch gut 2. 2)

3) (sich unterhalten) talk

mit jemandem/über jemanden reden — talk to/about somebody

miteinander reden — have a talk [with one another]

sie reden nicht mehr miteinander — they are no longer on speaking terms

mit sich reden lassen — (bei Geschäften) be open to offers; (bei Meinungsverschiedenheiten) be willing to discuss the matter
3.
reflexives Verb

sich heiser/in Wut reden — talk oneself hoarse/into a rage

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(zu) v.

to talk (to) v. (über, von) v.

to speak (about) v. v.

to discourse v.

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12 reden

I v/i

1. (sprechen) speak ( mit to, with); (sich unterhalten) talk (to, with); (plaudern) chat (to, with); reden über (+Akk) talk about; stundenlang / ununterbrochen reden talk for hours / incessantly; sie redet zu laut / leise she speaks too loudly / softly; reden wir nicht mehr darüber let’s forget it; man redet davon, dass... there is talk that...; man redet von über 50 Toten there is talk of over 50 dead, a death toll of over 50 has been mentioned; darüber lässt sich reden it’s a possibility; im Schlaf reden talk in one’s sleep; er hat kein Wort geredet he didn’t say a word, he didn’t open his mouth once; rede doch ( endlich)! say something!; mit sich selbst oder vor sich hin reden talk to o.s.; mit den Händen reden gesticulate; von... gar nicht zu reden not to mention...; da wir gerade davon reden as we’re on the subject; er redet, wie er denkt he says (exactly) what he thinks; er redet anders, als er denkt what he says and what he thinks are two different things; du hast gut reden it’s all very well for you to talk, you can talk; wir reden später we’ll talk about it later; da redet man ja gegen eine Wand it’s like talking to a brick wall

2. (eine Rede halten) speak; gut reden können be a good speaker; er hört sich gern reden he likes the sound of his own voice

3. (erörtern) discuss; über Politik reden talk politics; über Gott und die Welt reden talk about everything under the sun

4. (klatschen) talk; lass die Leute reden let people talk; man redet über sie people are talking about her; im Büro wird viel geredet there’s a lot of gossip in the office; er redet zu viel he is a talker

5. reden mit (kommunizieren) speak ( oder talk) to; sie reden nicht miteinander they’re not speaking ( oder talking) to each other, they’re not on speaking terms; mit sich reden lassen be willing to listen ( oder discuss things); bei Geschäft: be open to offers; sie lässt nicht mit sich reden she won’t listen (to anyone); so lasse ich nicht mit mir reden I won’t be spoken to like that; unter... lassen wir gar nicht mit uns reden under..., we’re not interested; er weigert sich, mit uns zu reden he refuses to talk to us; ich habe mit dir zu reden I’d like a word with you; kannst du mal mit ihm reden? can you have a word with him?

6. von sich reden machen (bekannt werden) get talked about; er macht als Rennfahrer von sich reden he’s made a name for himself as a racing driver (Am. racecar driver); neulich hat er mit einem Film von sich reden gemacht he recently got into the news with a film (Am. auch movie)

7. umg. (verraten) talk; irgendjemand hat geredet someone has talked; du sollst reden! talk, damn you!; rede, sonst geht es dir schlecht! talk or you’re in for it!; hat sie geredet? did she talk?

II v/t speak, say; kein Wort reden not speak ( oder say) a word; viel reden talk a lot; er redet lauter Unsinn he talks nothing but rubbish (Am. nonsense); red keinen Quatsch! umg. stop talking rubbish (Am. nonsense)!; was redest du da? what are you going on about?; was du wieder redest! there you go again!

III v/refl sich heiser reden talk oneself hoarse; er redete sich in Zorn he went on and on until he got really angry; siehe auch sprechen

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to speak; to say; to talk

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re|den ['reːdn]
1. vi

1) (= sprechen) to talk, to speak

Reden während des Unterrichts — talking in class

mit sich selbst/jdm réden — to talk or speak to oneself/sb

wie red(e)st du denn mit deiner Mutter! — that's no way to talk or speak to your mother

so lasse ich nicht mit mir réden! — I won't be spoken to like that!

sie hat geredet und geredet — she talked and talked

mit jdm über jdn/etw réden — to talk or speak to or with sb about sb/sth

réden wir nicht mehr davon or darüber — let's not talk or speak about it any more, let's drop it (inf)

réden Sie doch nicht! (inf) — come off it! (inf)

(viel) von sich réden machen — to become (very much) a talking point

das Buch/er macht viel von sich réden — everyone is talking about the book/him

viel Redens von einer Sache machen — to make a great to-do about sth (inf)

du hast gut or leicht réden! — it's all very well for you (to talk)

ich habe mit Ihnen zu réden! — I would like to speak or talk to you, I would like a word with you

ich rede gegen eine Wand or Mauer — it's like talking to a brick wall (inf)

darüber lässt or ließe sich réden — that's a possibility; (über Preis, Bedingungen) I think we could discuss that

darüber lässt or ließe sich eher réden — that's more like it, now you're talking

er lässt mit sich réden — he could be persuaded; (in Bezug auf Preis) he's open to offers

sie lässt nicht mit sich réden — she is adamant; (bei eigenen Forderungen auch) she won't take no for an answer

Reden ist Silber, Schweigen ist Gold (Prov) — (speech is silver but) silence is golden (Prov)

das ist ja mein Reden ( seit 33) (inf) — I've been saying that for (donkey's (Brit inf)) years

See:

→ Wasserfall

2) (= klatschen) to talk (
über +acc about)
schlecht von jdm réden — to talk or speak ill of sb

in so einem Dorf wird natürlich viel geredet — in a village like that naturally people talk a lot

3) (= eine Rede halten) to speak

er redet nicht gern[e] öffentlich — he doesn't like public speaking

er kann gut réden — he is a good speaker

frei réden — to speak extempore, to speak without notes

4) (euph = gestehen, aussagen) to talk

jdn zum Reden bringen — to get sb to talk, to make sb talk

er will nicht réden — he won't talk

2. vt

1) (= sagen) to talk; Worte to say

einige Worte réden — to say a few words

kein Wort réden — not to say or speak a word

etw von der Seele or vom Herzen réden — to get sth off one's chest

2) (= klatschen) to say

es kann dir doch nicht egal sein, was über dich geredet wird — it must matter to you what people say about you

Schlechtes von jdm or über jdn réden — to say bad things about sb

damit die Leute wieder was zu réden haben — so that people have something to talk about again

3. vr

sich heiser réden — to talk oneself hoarse

sich in Zorn or Wut réden — to talk oneself into a fury

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1) ((often with to or (American) with) to talk or converse: Can I speak to/with you for a moment?; We spoke for hours about it.) speak

2) (to speak; to have a conversation or discussion: We talked about it for hours; My parrot can talk (= imitate human speech).) talk

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re·den

[ˈre:dn̩]

I. vi

1. (sprechen) to talk, to speak

▪ mit jdm [über jdn/etw] \reden to talk to sb [about sb/sth]

über manche Themen wurde zu Hause nie geredet some topics were never discussed at home

wie redest du denn mit deinem Vater! that's no way to talk to [or speak with] your father

er hat geredet und geredet he talked and talked

genug geredet! enough talk[ing]

mit ihr kann man nicht \reden you just can't talk to her

darüber wird noch zu \reden sein we shall have to come back to that

sie lässt mich nie zu Ende \reden she never lets me finish what I'm saying

\reden während des Unterrichts talking in class

\reden wir nicht mehr davon [o darüber] let's not talk [or speak] about it any more

\reden Sie doch nicht! come off it! fam

was gibt es da groß zu \reden? so what?

so nicht mit sich dat \reden lassen to not let oneself be talked [or spoken] to in such a way [or like that]

so lasse ich nicht mit mir \reden! I won't be spoken to like that!

mit jdm zu \reden haben to need to speak to sb

die Chefin hat mit dir zu \reden the boss would like to have a word with you

miteinander \reden to have a talk [with one another]

sie \reden nicht mehr miteinander they are no longer on speaking terms

mit sich dat selbst \reden to talk to oneself; s.a. Wand

2. (Gerüchte verbreiten)

▪ über jdn/etw \reden to talk about sb/sth

▪ es wird [über jdn/etw] geredet there is talk [about sb/sth]

es wird bereits über dich geredet you are already being talked about

schlecht von jdm \reden to talk [or speak] ill of sb

3. (eine Rede halten)

▪ über etw akk \reden to speak about [or on] sth

ich rede nicht gerne öffentlich I don't like public speaking

wer redet morgen Abend? who is to speak tomorrow evening?

gut \reden können to be a good speaker

4. (ausdiskutieren, verhandeln)

▪ über etw akk \reden to discuss [or talk about] sth

über etw akk lässt sich \reden we can discuss sth

darüber lässt sich \reden that's a possibility, we can certainly discuss that

darüber ließe sich eher \reden that's more like it

mit sich dat [über etw akk] \reden lassen (gesprächsbereit sein) to be willing to discuss [sth]; (kompromissbereit sein) to be open to persuasion; (in Bezug auf Angebote, Preis) to be open to offers

nicht mit sich dat [über etw akk] \reden lassen to be adamant [about sth]

sie lässt nicht mit sich \reden she is adamant; (bei eigenen Ansprüchen a.) she won't take no for an answer

5. (sl: etw verraten, gestehen) to talk, to come clean fam

sie will nicht \reden she won't talk

nun red schon, was hat er gesagt? come on, spill the beans, what did he say? fam

jdn zum R\reden bringen to make sb talk

6.

▶ du hast gut [o leicht] \reden it's easy [or all very well] for you to talk

▶ [viel] von sich dat \reden machen to be[come] [very much] a talking point

sie macht zurzeit viel von sich \reden everyone is talking about her at the moment

der Film, der so viel von sich \reden macht, hält nicht, was er verspricht the film which everyone is talking about doesn't live up to expectations

▶ [das ist ja] mein R\reden (fam) that's what I've been saying

▶ nicht zu \reden von... not to mention...

▶ viel R\redens von etw dat machen to make a great to-do about sth

II. vt

1. (sagen)

▪ etw \reden to say sth

ich möchte gerne hören, was ihr redet I'd like to hear what you're saying

etw zu \reden haben to have sth to talk about

viel/wenig \reden to talk a lot/not talk much

es wird immer viel geredet there is always a lot of talk

Unsinn [o Blödsinn] \reden to talk nonsense

kein Wort \reden to not say [or speak] a word

einige Worte \reden to say a few words; s.a. Seele, Wort

2. (klatschen)

▪ etw [über jdn/etw] \reden to say sth [about sb/sth]

damit die Leute wieder etwas zu \reden haben so that people have something to talk about again

▪ es wird [über jdn/etw] geredet:

in so einem Dorf wird natürlich viel geredet in a village like that naturally people talk a lot

es wird schon über uns geredet we're being talked about

es kann dir doch egal sein, was über dich geredet wird it should not matter to you what people say about you

3.

▶ jdn besoffen \reden (sl) to drive sb round the bend with one's chattering fam

III. vr (sich durch Reden in einen Zustand steigern)

▪ sich akk in etw akk \reden to talk oneself into sth

sich akk in Begeisterung \reden to get carried away with what one is saying

sich akk heiser \reden to talk oneself hoarse

sich akk in Rage/Wut \reden to talk oneself into a rage/fury

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1.
transitives Verb talk

Unsinn reden — talk nonsense

kein Wort reden — not say or speak a word
2.
intransitives Verb

1) (sprechen) talk; speak

viel/wenig reden — talk a lot (coll.) /not talk much

2) (sich äußern, eine Rede halten) speak

er lässt mich nicht zu Ende reden — he doesn't let me finish what I'm saying; s. auch gut 2. 2)

3) (sich unterhalten) talk

mit jemandem/über jemanden reden — talk to/about somebody

miteinander reden — have a talk [with one another]

sie reden nicht mehr miteinander — they are no longer on speaking terms

mit sich reden lassen — (bei Geschäften) be open to offers; (bei Meinungsverschiedenheiten) be willing to discuss the matter
3.
reflexives Verb

sich heiser/in Wut reden — talk oneself hoarse/into a rage

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reden

A. v/i

1. (sprechen) speak (

mit to, with); (sich unterhalten) talk (to, with); (plaudern) chat (to, with);

reden über (+akk) talk about;

stundenlang/ununterbrochen reden talk for hours/incessantly;

sie redet zu laut/leise she speaks too loudly/softly;

reden wir nicht mehr darüber let’s forget it;

man redet davon, dass … there is talk that …;

man redet von über 50 Toten there is talk of over 50 dead, a death toll of over 50 has been mentioned;

darüber lässt sich reden it’s a possibility;

im Schlaf reden talk in one’s sleep;

er hat kein Wort geredet he didn’t say a word, he didn’t open his mouth once;

rede doch (endlich)! say something!;

mit sich selbst oder

vor sich hin reden talk to o.s.;

mit den Händen reden gesticulate;

von … gar nicht zu reden not to mention …;

da wir gerade davon reden as we’re on the subject;

er redet, wie er denkt he says (exactly) what he thinks;

er redet anders, als er denkt what he says and what he thinks are two different things;

du hast gut reden it’s all very well for you to talk, you can talk;

wir reden später we’ll talk about it later;

da redet man ja gegen eine Wand it’s like talking to a brick wall

2. (eine Rede halten) speak;

gut reden können be a good speaker;

er hört sich gern reden he likes the sound of his own voice

3. (erörtern) discuss;

über Politik reden talk politics;

über Gott und die Welt reden talk about everything under the sun

4. (klatschen) talk;

lass die Leute reden let people talk;

man redet über sie people are talking about her;

im Büro wird viel geredet there’s a lot of gossip in the office;

er redet zu viel he is a talker

5.

reden mit (kommunizieren) speak ( oder talk) to;

sie reden nicht miteinander they’re not speaking ( oder talking) to each other, they’re not on speaking terms;

mit sich reden lassen be willing to listen ( oder discuss things); bei Geschäft: be open to offers;

sie lässt nicht mit sich reden she won’t listen (to anyone);

so lasse ich nicht mit mir reden I won’t be spoken to like that;

unter … lassen wir gar nicht mit uns reden under …, we’re not interested;

er weigert sich, mit uns zu reden he refuses to talk to us;

ich habe mit dir zu reden I’d like a word with you;

kannst du mal mit ihm reden? can you have a word with him?

6.

von sich reden machen (bekannt werden) get talked about;

er macht als Rennfahrer von sich reden he’s made a name for himself as a racing driver (US racecar driver);

neulich hat er mit einem Film von sich reden gemacht he recently got into the news with a film (US auch movie)

7. umg (verraten) talk;

irgendjemand hat geredet someone has talked;

du sollst reden! talk, damn you!;

rede, sonst geht es dir schlecht! talk or you’re in for it!;

hat sie geredet? did she talk?

B. v/t speak, say;

kein Wort reden not speak ( oder say) a word;

viel reden talk a lot;

er redet lauter Unsinn he talks nothing but rubbish (US nonsense);

red keinen Quatsch! umg stop talking rubbish (US nonsense)!;

was redest du da? what are you going on about?;

was du wieder redest! there you go again!

C. v/r

sich heiser reden talk oneself hoarse;

er redete sich in Zorn he went on and on until he got really angry; → auch sprechen

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1.
transitives Verb talk

Unsinn reden — talk nonsense

kein Wort reden — not say or speak a word
2.
intransitives Verb

1) (sprechen) talk; speak

viel/wenig reden — talk a lot (coll.) /not talk much

2) (sich äußern, eine Rede halten) speak

er lässt mich nicht zu Ende reden — he doesn't let me finish what I'm saying; s. auch gut 2. 2)

3) (sich unterhalten) talk

mit jemandem/über jemanden reden — talk to/about somebody

miteinander reden — have a talk [with one another]

sie reden nicht mehr miteinander — they are no longer on speaking terms

mit sich reden lassen — (bei Geschäften) be open to offers; (bei Meinungsverschiedenheiten) be willing to discuss the matter
3.
reflexives Verb

sich heiser/in Wut reden — talk oneself hoarse/into a rage

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(zu) v.

to talk (to) v. (über, von) v.

to speak (about) v. v.

to discourse v.

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13 qui

qui [ki]

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1. interrogative pronoun

2. relative pronoun

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► Pour les proverbes commençant par qui, reportez-vous aussi à l'autre mot.

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► Lorsque qui ou qui est-ce qui sont sujets, ils se traduisent par who.

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• qui l'a vu ? who saw him?

• qui manque ? who's not here?

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► Notez l'emploi de which lorsqu'il y a choix entre plusieurs personnes.

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• qui d'entre eux saurait ? which of them would know?

• qui, parmi les candidats, pourrait répondre ? which of the candidates could reply?

► qui est-ce qui (sujet) who

• qui est-ce qui l'a vu ? who saw him?

• qui est-ce qui a téléphoné ? who phoned?► qui ça ? who?

• on me l'a dit -- qui ça ? somebody told me -- who?

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► Lorsque qui est objet, il se traduit par who dans la langue courante et par whom dans une langue plus soutenue.

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• qui a-t-elle vu ? who or whom (frm) did she see?

• elle a vu qui ? (inf) who did she see?

• je me demande qui il a invité I wonder who he has invited

► qui est-ce que ? who? whom? (frm)

• qui est-ce qu'il a embrassé ? who did he kiss?

   c. (avec préposition)

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► Notez la place de la préposition en anglais: avec who et whose, elle est rejetée en fin de proposition.

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• à qui parlais-tu ? who were you talking to?

• à qui est ce sac ? who does this bag belong to?

• chez qui allez-vous ? whose house are you going to?

• de qui parles-tu ? who are you talking about?

• pour qui ont-ils voté ? who did they vote for? for whom (frm) did they vote?

► c'est à qui ? (possession) whose is it? ; ( = à qui le tour ?) whose turn is it?

2. <

   a. (sujet)

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► Lorsque qui est sujet, il se traduit par who ou that quand l'antécédent est une personne.

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• je connais des gens qui se plaindraient I know some people who or that would complain

• un homme qui fait la cuisine a man who cooks

• j'ai rencontré Luc qui m'a raconté que... I met Luc, who told me that...

• les amis qui viennent ce soir sont américains the friends (who or that are) coming tonight are American

• moi qui espérais rentrer tôt ! and there I was thinking I was going to get home early tonight!

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► qui sujet se traduit par that ou which quand l'antécédent est un animal ou une chose.

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• prends le plat qui est sur la table take the dish that or which is on the table

• il a un perroquet qui parle he's got a parrot that or which talks

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► Lorsque la relative est en incise, on n'emploie jamais that.

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• Tom, qui travaille à la poste, me l'a dit Tom, who works at the post office, told me

• la table, qui était en acajou, était très lourde the table, which was mahogany, was very heavy

   b. (avec préposition)

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► En anglais, le pronom relatif est parfois omis.

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► Notez la place de la préposition en anglais: avec who et whose, elle est rejetée en fin de proposition.

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• la personne à qui j'ai parlé the person I spoke to

• le patron pour qui il travaille the employer (that or who) he works for the employer for whom (frm) he works

   c. ( = celui qui) anyone who

• ira qui voudra anyone who wants to go can go

• pour qui s'intéresse à la physique, ce livre est indispensable for anyone who is interested in physics this book is indispensable

► c'est à qui ( = c'est à celui qui)

c'est à qui des deux mangera le plus vite each tries to eat faster than the other

• c'est à qui criera le plus fort each tries to shout louder than the other► à qui mieux mieux each one more so than the other ; (crier) each one louder than the other ; (frapper) each one harder than the other

► qui de droit

• « à qui de droit » "to whom it may concern"

• je le dirai à qui de droit I'll tell anyone it concerns

• je remercierai qui de droit I'll thank anyone that thanks are owed to► qui que ce soit anybody anyone

• j'interdis à qui que ce soit d'entrer ici I forbid anybody or anyone to come in here► qui vous savez

• cela m'a été dit par qui vous savez I was told that by you-know-who (inf)

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ki
1.

pronom interrogatif ( fonction sujet) who; ( fonction complément) whom

qui veut-elle voir? — who does she want to speak to?

à qui sont ces livres? — whose books are these?

de qui est ce roman? — who is this novel by?

dis-moi à qui tu penses — tell me who you are thinking about

2.

pronom relatif

1) ( fonction sujet) ( l'antécédent est un nom de personne) who; ( autres cas) that, which

le gouvernement qui a été formé par — the government (which was) formed by

le chien, qui m'avait reconnu... — the dog, which recognized me...

lui qui s'intéresse aux armes à feu devrait aimer cette exposition — interested in firearms as he is, he should enjoy the exhibition

toi qui pensais faire des économies! — and you were the one who thought you were going to save money!

celui qui a pris le livre aurait pu le dire — whoever took the book could have said so

2) ( fonction autre que sujet)

invitez qui vous voulez — invite whoever ou anyone you like

c'est à qui des deux criera le plus fort — each (one) is trying to shout the other down

quelqu'un en qui j'ai confiance — someone I trust

qui que vous soyez — whoever you are

qui que ce soit — whoever it is, anybody

je n'ai jamais frappé qui que ce soit — I've never hit anybody

qui que ce soit qui a fait cela — whoever (it was who) did that

qui que ce soit, je ne suis pas là — I'm not here for anybody

3) fml

les enfants étaient déguisés qui en indien, qui en pirate — the children were dressed up, one as an Indian, one as a pirate

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qui pronom interrogatif sujet se traduit par who: qui est-ce? = who is it?; qui a cassé la vitre? = who broke the window?; qui vous a reçu? who met you?

qui pronom interrogatif dans des fonctions autres que sujet se traduit par who ou whom: qui avez-vous rencontré? = who did you meet?; = whom did you meet?; qui vas-tu inviter? = who are you going to invite? La traduction avec whom appartient au registre de la langue écrite

Lorsque le pronom interrogatif est utilisé avec une préposition, deux cas sont possibles: avec qui voulez-vous un rendez-vous? = who do you want an appointment with?; = with whom do you want an appointment?; pour qui as-tu acheté cette montre? = who did you buy that watch for?; = for whom did you buy that watch? Voir la remarque ci-dessus concernant whom. Voir exemples supplémentaires et exceptions en I ci-dessous

qui pronom relatif sujet se traduit par who lorsqu'il remplace un nom de personne: je remercie ceux qui m'ont aidé = my thanks to those who helped me; j'ai rencontré Pierre qui m'a parlé de toi = I met Pierre who mentioned you; et par that ou which (ce dernier étant plus spécifique à l'anglais britannique) dans la plupart des autres cas: le vase qui était sur la table = the vase that ou which was on the table; le problème qui ralentit le projet the problem that ou which is holding back the project; les animaux qui sont tués pour leur fourrure animals that ou which are killed for their fur. Voir exemples supplémentaires et exceptions en II 1 ci-dessous

qui pronom relatif ayant une fonction autre que sujet et remplaçant un nom de personne se traduit par that, who ou whom, cette dernière traduction étant du domaine de la langue écrite: un ami en qui je peux avoir confiance = a friend that I can trust; = a friend who I can trust; = a friend whom I can trust. Le pronom relatif peut parfois être omis en anglais: = a friend I can trust

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ki
1. pron relatif

1) (= personne: sujet) who

C'est André qui l'a vu. — It was André who saw him.

qui que ce soit — whoever it may be

2) (= personne: objet) who, whom soutenu

Amenez qui vous voulez. — Bring who you like., Bring whoever you like.

3) (= personne: après une préposition) whom

mes parents, sans qui je n'y serais pas arrivé — my parents, without whom I would never have succeeded

C'est la personne à qui j'ai parlé hier. — It's the person I spoke to yesterday., It's the person whom I spoke to yesterday.

4) (chose, animal) that, which

Le tableau qui ornait l'entrée a disparu. — The painting that was in the entrance hall has disappeared.

Donne-moi la veste qui est sur la chaise. — Give me the jacket that's on the chair.

qu'est-ce qui...? — what...?

Qu'est-ce qui est sur la table? — What's on the table?

Qu'est-ce qui te prend? — What's the matter with you?

2. pron interrogatif

1) (questions directes) who

Qui a téléphoné? — Who phoned?

qui est-ce que...? — who...?

Qui est-ce que tu as vu à cette soirée? — Who did you see at the party?

qui est-ce qui...? — who...?

Qui est-ce qui t'emmène au spectacle? — Who's taking you to the show?

2) (après une préposition) whom

Avec qui...? — Who with...?, With whom...?

À qui parlais-tu? — Who were you talking to?

À qui est ce sac? — Whose bag is this?

Chez qui allez-vous? — Whose house are you going to?

3) (questions indirectes) (sujet)

Je me demande qui est là. — I wonder who is there., (objet)

Elle ne sait à qui se plaindre. — She doesn't know who to complain to.

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qui ⇒ Note d'usage

A pron inter ( fonction sujet) who; ( fonction complément) whom; qui a fait ça? who did that?; qui ça? who's that?; qui va là? who goes there?; qui veut-elle voir? who does she want to speak to?; à qui sont ces chaussures? whose shoes are these?; de qui est ce roman? who is this novel by?; faites-moi savoir qui vous désirez rencontrer let me know who you wish to meet; dis-moi à qui tu penses tell me who you are thinking about; dites-moi avec qui vous voulez un rendez-vous tell me who you want an appointment with; sais-tu à qui sont ces lunettes? do you know whose glasses these are?

B pron rel

1 ( fonction sujet) ( l'antécédent est un nom de personne) who; ( autres cas) that, which; le gouvernement qui a été formé par the government (which was) formed by; le chien, qui m'avait reconnu, s'approcha de moi the dog, which recognized me, came up to me; lui qui s'intéresse aux armes à feu devrait aimer cette exposition since he is so interested in firearms he should enjoy this exhibition; toi qui pensais faire des économies! you were the one who thought you were going to save money!; celui qui a pris le livre aurait pu le dire whoever took the book could have said so; ceux qui n'ont pas fini pourront revenir demain those who haven't finished can come back tomorrow; que ceux qui ne sont pas d'accord lèvent le doigt let anyone who doesn't agree raise their hand; il y a quelqu'un qui veut vous parler there's someone here who wants to speak to you; est-ce vous qui venez d'appeler? was it you who called just now?; un homme apparut qui portait un chapeau a man appeared, wearing a hat;

2 ( fonction autre que sujet) invitez qui vous voulez invite whoever ou anyone you like; viens avec qui tu veux come with whoever you want; j'ai vu qui tu sais I saw you know who; c'est à qui des deux criera le plus fort each (one) is trying to shout louder than the other; quelqu'un en qui j'ai confiance someone I trust; quelqu'un sans qui on ne peut rien (faire) someone without whom one can do nothing; ce qui me plaît chez lui c'est son sens de l'humour what I like about him is his sense of humour^GB; je suis allé à la poste ce qui m'a pris un quart d'heure I went to the post office which took me a quarter of an hour;

3 qui que vous soyez whoever you are; qui que ce soit whoever it is, anybody; je n'ai jamais frappé qui que ce soit I've never hit anybody; qui que ce soit qui a fait cela whoever (it was who) did that; qui que ce soit, je ne suis pas là I'm not here for anybody;

4 fml les enfants étaient déguisés qui en indien, qui en pirate, qui en prince the children were dressed up, one as an Indian, one as a pirate, one as a prince.

[ki] pronom relatif

1. [représente une personne] who, that

il y a des gens qui aiment ça there are people who like that

toi qui connais le problème, tu pourras m'aider you who ou as you are acquainted with the problem, you can help me out

(après une preposition) whom, who

la personne à qui je l'ai prêté the person to whom I lent it (soutenu), the person I lent it to

il ne peut résister à qui lui fait des compliments he can't resist anyone who pays him compliments

c'est à qui aura le dernier mot each tries ou they all try to have the last word

les personnes au nom de qui ils ont agi the people in whose name they acted

l'amie par qui j'ai eu cette adresse the friend from whom I got this address (soutenu), the friend I got this address from

c'est rebutant pour qui n'est pas habitué it's disconcerting for somebody who isn't ou for whoever isn't used to it

[sans antécédent] whoever, anyone (who)

qui tu sais, qui vous savez you know who

il est allé chez qui tu sais hier soir he went to you know who's last night

2. [représente un animal] which, that

3. [représente une chose, une idée] which, that

le festival, qui débutera en mai the festival, which will start in May

donne-moi le magazine qui est sur la table give me the magazine (that) ou which is on the table

4. [après des verbes de perception]

je l'ai entendu qui se plaignait I heard him moaning

5. [formule de présentation]

le voilà qui pleure, maintenant! now he's crying!

6. [en corrélation avec 'que']

qui que tu sois, qui que vous soyez whoever you are ou you may be (soutenu)

qui que ce soit qui téléphone, répondez que je suis absent whoever phones, tell them I'm not here

7. (locution)

qui aime bien châtie bien spare the rod and spoil the child

qui ne dit mot consent silence is consent

qui vole un œuf vole un bœuf he that will steal a penny will steal a pound

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[ki] pronom interrogatif

1. [sujet ou attribut dans le discours direct] who

qui donc t'a frappé? who hit you?

qui est-ce qui en veut? who wants some?

c'est qui qui (familier) , qui c'est qui (familier) who

[objet dans le discours direct] who, whom (soutenu)

qui cherchez-vous? who are you looking for?

c'est à qui? whose is it, to whom does it belong? (soutenu)

à qui le tour? whose turn (is it)?

de qui parles-tu? who ou whom (soutenu) are you talking about?

qui est-ce que who, whom (soutenu)

qui est-ce que tu connais ici? who do you know around here?

à qui est-ce que je dois de l'argent? who do I owe money to?, to whom do I owe money? (soutenu)

2. [sujet dans le discours indirect] who

je ne vois pas qui pourrait t'aider I can't see who could ou I can't think of anyone who could help you

[objet dans le discours indirect] who, whom (soutenu)

sais-tu qui j'ai rencontré ce matin? do you know who I met this morning?

je ne me souviens pas à qui je l'ai donné I can't remember who I gave it to

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qui... qui locution correlative

(soutenu)

ils étaient déguisés, qui en Pierrot, qui en bergère they were in fancy dress, some as Pierrots, others as shepherdesses

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > qui

14 talk

[to:k] 1. verb
1) (to speak; to have a conversation or discussion: We talked about it for hours; My parrot can talk (= imitate human speech).) govoriti

2) (to gossip: You can't stay here - people will talk!) govoričiti

3) (to talk about: They spent the whole time talking philosophy.) pogovarjati se
2. noun
1) ((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.) pogovor

2) (a lecture: The doctor gave us a talk on family health.) predavanje

3) (gossip: Her behaviour causes a lot of talk among the neighbours.) govorice

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.) besedičenje

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- 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
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I [tɔ:k]
noun

pogovor, razgovor, govorjenje, govor, govoričenje, govorica, (prazno) besedičenje, čenče; predmet pogovora; (radio) predavanje, kramljanje; način govorjenja, izražanje, jezik

the talk of the town figuratively stvar, o kateri vsi govore

full of talk — brbljav, žlobudrav

idle talk — prazno besedičenje, govoričenje

he is all talk — on samo govori (ne naredi pa nič)

she is the talk of the town — vse mesto govori o njej

there is much talk and no work — veliko je govorjenja, storjenega pa nič

those people are nothing but talk — teh ljudi so samo besede, ti ljudje samo frazarijo

it will all end in talk — iz tega ne bo nič, ostalo bo le pri besedah

to make talk — govoriti zaradi govorjenja

there is talk of his being bankrupt — govori se, da.je (on) v bankrotu

I want to have a talk with him — rad bi govoril (se pogovoril) z njim
II [tɔ:k]
intransitive verb

pogovarjati se, govoriti, kramljati; govoričiti, klepetati, čenčati: izgovarjati glasove; razpravljati; povedati svojo sodbo, svoje stališče, pojasniti; sporazumeti se; slang pametno govoriti

for the sake of talking — le zaradi pogovora, samo da govorimo

to talk big ( —ali tall) — bahavo govoriti, bahati se

to talk by signals — govoriti, sporazumevati se z znaki

to talk ill of s.o. — slabo govoriti o kom

to talk in one's sleep — govoriti v spanju

to talk nineteen to the dozen figuratively klepetati, brbljati kot raglja

to talk to the point — govoriti konkretno, ne se oddaljiti od predmeta

he is always talking — on neprestano govori

now you are talking figuratively to je pametno govorjenje; tako je prav; sedaj se bomo mogli sporazumeti

do what you will, people will talk — napravite, kar hočete (karkoli napravite), ljudje bodo vedno imeli svoje pripombe; transitive verb govoriti kaj, o čem; reči; izraziti, izpovedati

to talk a donkey's hind leg off figuratively preveč, neprestano govoriti

to talk nonsense — govoriti nesmisle

to talk turkey — odkrito, naravnost govoriti

to talk politics — govoriti o politiki

to talk rubbish — govoriti neumnosti, čvekati

to talk sense ( —ali wise) — razumno, pametno govoriti

to talk shop figuratively govoriti (le) o strokovnih, poslovnih zadevah; govoriti stvarno

to talk to o.s. — sam s seboj govoriti, imeti samogovore

to talk to s.o. — resno govoriti s kom, ošteti koga

to talk o.s. hoarse — do hripavosti govoriti

you are talking my head off figuratively govoriš toliko, da me glava boli, da mi bo glava odpadla

you are talking me silly — govoriš toliko, da me boš norega naredil

he can talk five languages — on zna (govoriti) pet jezikov

to talk through one's hat figuratively pretiravati, blefirati, širokoustiti se; govoriti nesmisle, neumnosti

to get o.s. talked about — dati govoriti o sebi

he tried to talk me into buying the horse — skušal me je pregovoriti, da bi kupil konja

to talk s.o. out of s.th. — (skušati) odvrniti koga od česa

to talk s.o. into believing s.th. — prepričati koga o čem

to talk s.o. into his grave figuratively spraviti koga v grob s svojim govorjenjem

English-Slovenian dictionary > talk

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[tɔːk] 1. n
( prepared speech) wykład m; ( non-academic) pogadanka f; ( conversation) rozmowa f; ( gossip) plotki pl

to give a talk — wygłaszać (wygłosić perf) wykład or pogadankę

- talks
2. vi
( speak) mówić; ( gossip) gadać (inf); ( chat) rozmawiać

to talk about — mówić or rozmawiać o +loc

talking of films, have you seen …? — à propos filmów, czy widziałaś +acc ?

to talk sb into doing sth — namówić ( perf) kogoś do zrobienia czegoś

to talk sb out of doing sth — wyperswadować ( perf) komuś zrobienie czegoś

to talk shop — rozmawiać o sprawach zawodowych

Phrasal Verbs:

- talk over

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[to:k] 1. verb
1) (to speak; to have a conversation or discussion: We talked about it for hours; My parrot can talk (= imitate human speech).) rozmawiać, mówić

2) (to gossip: You can't stay here - people will talk!) gadać, plotkować

3) (to talk about: They spent the whole time talking philosophy.) rozmawiać o
2. noun
1) ((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.) rozmowa

2) (a lecture: The doctor gave us a talk on family health.) wykład

3) (gossip: Her behaviour causes a lot of talk among the neighbours.) gadanina, plotki

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.) gadanina

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- 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

English-Polish dictionary > talk

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[to:k] 1. verb
1) (to speak; to have a conversation or discussion: We talked about it for hours; My parrot can talk (= imitate human speech).) tala

2) (to gossip: You can't stay here - people will talk!) slúðra, kjafta

3) (to talk about: They spent the whole time talking philosophy.) tala um, ræða
2. noun
1) ((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.) samræður, spjall

2) (a lecture: The doctor gave us a talk on family health.) fyrirlestur

3) (gossip: Her behaviour causes a lot of talk among the neighbours.) slúður, kjaftasaga

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.) snakk, blaður

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- 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

English-Icelandic dictionary > talk

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beszámoló, beszédtárgy, beszédtéma, üres beszéd to talk: beszél, beszélget
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[to:k] 1. verb
1) (to speak; to have a conversation or discussion: We talked about it for hours; My parrot can talk (= imitate human speech).) beszél(get)

2) (to gossip: You can't stay here - people will talk!) fecseg, pletykál

3) (to talk about: They spent the whole time talking philosophy.) vmiről, vkiről beszél
2. noun
1) ((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.) beszélgetés

2) (a lecture: The doctor gave us a talk on family health.) előadás

3) (gossip: Her behaviour causes a lot of talk among the neighbours.) pletyka

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.) fecsegés

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- 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

English-Hungarian dictionary > talk

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n. konuşma, hoşbeş, sohbet, görüşme, söz, laf, dedikodu, söylenti
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v. konuşmak, görüşmek

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1. konuş (v.) 2. konuşma (n.)
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[to:k] 1. verb
1) (to speak; to have a conversation or discussion: We talked about it for hours; My parrot can talk (= imitate human speech).) konuşmak

2) (to gossip: You can't stay here - people will talk!) dedikodu yapmak

3) (to talk about: They spent the whole time talking philosophy.) tartışmak, konuşmak
2. noun
1) ((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.) konuşma

2) (a lecture: The doctor gave us a talk on family health.) konuşma, konferans

3) (gossip: Her behaviour causes a lot of talk among the neighbours.) dedikodu

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.) boş konuşma, lâf

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- 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

English-Turkish dictionary > talk

19 talk

• pakista

• pakina

• pakina esitelmä

• rupatella

• tokaista

• todeta

• neuvottelu

• neuvotella

• hälytä

• häly

• hälistä

• jaaritus

• jaaritella

• jutteluhetki

• juoruta

• jutustella

• jutella

• juttelu

• juoru

• turista

• vastata

• virkkaa

• deklamoida

• esitelmä

• puhelu

• puheenaihe

• puhutella

• puhella

• puhua

• pukahtaa

• puhe

• pälpättää

• keskustella (puhua)

• keskustella

• keskustelu

• haastaa

• haastella

• sanoa

• mainita

• tarinoida

• lausua

• luento

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to:k 1. verb
1) (to speak; to have a conversation or discussion: We talked about it for hours; My parrot can talk (= imitate human speech).) puhua

2) (to gossip: You can't stay here - people will talk!) juoruta

3) (to talk about: They spent the whole time talking philosophy.) keskustella jostakin
2. noun
1) ((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.) keskustelu

2) (a lecture: The doctor gave us a talk on family health.) luento

3) (gossip: Her behaviour causes a lot of talk among the neighbours.) juoruilu

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.) suunpieksäntä

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- 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

English-Finnish dictionary > talk

20 talk

[to:k] 1. verb
1) (to speak; to have a conversation or discussion: We talked about it for hours; My parrot can talk (= imitate human speech).) runāt; []runāties

2) (to gossip: You can't stay here - people will talk!) tenkot

3) (to talk about: They spent the whole time talking philosophy.) runāt par
2. noun
1) ((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.) saruna[]

2) (a lecture: The doctor gave us a talk on family health.) lekcija; pārruna

3) (gossip: Her behaviour causes a lot of talk among the neighbours.) tenkas; baumas

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.) [] runa

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- 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
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runas veids, runa; saruna; lekcija, runa; sarunu temats; pļāpāšana; tenkas, baumas; sarunas; dialekts, valoda, žargons; runāt; sarunāties; tenkot

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