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1 ♦ talk
♦ talk /tɔ:k/n.1 discorso; conversazione; colloquio; abboccamento: I had an interesting talk with him, ho avuto con lui una conversazione interessante3 [u] (= small talk) chiacchiere; ciarle; cicaleccio; vane parole; vaniloquio: loose talk, discorsi a vanvera; He's all talk, parla e parla, ma non conclude nulla; tante belle parole (e pochi fatti); è tutto fumo e poco arrosto4 (pl.) colloqui; negoziati; trattative: peace talks, negoziati di pace; to reopen talks, riaprire le trattative5 [u] diceria; voce; pettegolezzo: There is talk of budget cuts, corre voce che ci saranno tagli al bilancio● ( slang USA) talk box, citofono □ (elettr.) talk-listen switch, interruttore del citofono □ (TV, radio) talk show, talk show; programma in cui un conduttore conversa con noti personaggi del mondo della politica, dello sport, dello spettacolo, ecc. □ to be the talk of the town, essere la favola della città; essere sulla bocca di tutti □ ( sport) to be in talks with a club, avere avviato trattative (o essere in parola) con una società □ It will end in talk, finirà in chiacchiere; non se ne farà nulla □ Let's have a talk, facciamo quattro chiacchiere!; parliamo un po'! □ to talk the talk ► to talk.♦ (to) talk /tɔ:k/A v. i.1 parlare; discorrere; conversare; chiacchierare: This baby cannot talk yet, questo bambino non sa ancora parlare; We talked until late, abbiamo parlato fino a tardi4 (nelle voci della forma in - ing) parlarsi (v. recipr.): Henry and Jane are not talking, Henry e Jane non si parlano (non si rivolgono la parola)B v. t.2 parlare di; discutere di; trattare ( un argomento): to talk politics, discutere di politica; to talk business, parlare d'affari; to talk books [movies], parlare (o discutere) di libri [di film]; (fam.) We're talking several millions here, stiamo parlando di (o si tratta di) parecchi milioni● (fam.) to talk big, spararle grosse; vantarsi □ (fam.) to talk dirty, dire sconcezze; parlare sboccato □ (fam.) to talk sb. 's head off, stordire q. a furia di chiacchiere; fare una testa così a q. □ (fam. GB) to talk the hind legs off a donkey, parlare senza sosta; essere un gran chiacchierone □ (fam.) to talk to hear one's own voice, parlarsi addosso □ (fam. GB) to talk nineteen to the dozen, chiacchierare a ruota libera □ to talk oneself hoarse, diventar rauco a forza di parlare; sfiatarsi, spolmonarsi □ to talk sense, dire cose sensate □ to talk sense into sb., far ragionare q. □ to talk shop, parlare di lavoro; parlare di bottega (fam.) □ (fam. USA) to talk the talk, saper parlare in modo convincente; saperla mettere giù bene (fam.) □ (fam. USA) to talk the talk and walk the walk, non parlare a vuoto; essere uno che traduce le parole in fatti □ (fam.) to talk through one's hat, dire sciocchezze; parlare solo perché si ha la lingua in bocca □ (fam. USA) to talk turkey, parlar chiaro; dire pane al pane; non aver peli sulla lingua □ Now you're talking!, adesso sì (che) parli bene!; adesso sì che ci siamo! □ (fam.) Talk of the devil!, lupus in fabula (lat.) □ (fam. iron.) You can talk, puoi parlare tu! □ (fam.) You can't talk! (o Look who's talking!), senti chi parla! -
2 talk
I 1. [tɔːk]1) (talking, gossip) U chiacchiere f.pl., voci f.pl.there is talk of sth., of doing — si parla di qcs., di fare
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.2. II 1. [tɔːk]1) (discuss)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)2.to talk sb. into, out of doing — persuadere qcn. a fare, dissuadere qcn. dal fare
1) parlare, discutere; (gossip) chiacchierare; spreg. sparlareto 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 up* * *[to:k] 1. verb1) (to speak; to have a conversation or discussion: We talked about it for hours; My parrot can talk (= imitate human speech).) parlare2) (to gossip: You can't stay here - people will talk!) mormorare, (fare maldicenze)3) (to talk about: They spent the whole time talking philosophy.) parlare2. noun1) ((sometimes in plural) a conversation or discussion: We had a long talk about it; The Prime Ministers met for talks on their countries' economic problems.) conversazione2) (a lecture: The doctor gave us a talk on family health.) conferenza3) (gossip: Her behaviour causes a lot of talk among the neighbours.) pettegolezzo, voce4) (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•- talking book
- talking head
- talking-point
- talk show
- talking-to
- talk back
- talk big
- talk down to
- talk someone into / out of doing
- talk into / out of doing
- talk someone into / out of
- talk into / out of
- talk over
- talk round
- talk sense/nonsense
- talk shop* * *I 1. [tɔːk]1) (talking, gossip) U chiacchiere f.pl., voci f.pl.there is talk of sth., of doing — si parla di qcs., di fare
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.2. II 1. [tɔːk]1) (discuss)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)2.to talk sb. into, out of doing — persuadere qcn. a fare, dissuadere qcn. dal fare
1) parlare, discutere; (gossip) chiacchierare; spreg. sparlareto 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 up -
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[tɔːk]1. n1) (conversation) conversazione f, (chat) chiacchierata, (speech) discorso, (interview) discussione ftalks npl Pol colloqui mpl2) (lecture) conferenzato give a talk — tenere una conferenza, fare un intervento
he will give us a talk on... — ci parlerà di...
3) (gossip) dicerie fpl, chiacchiere fpl2. vito talk about — parlare di, (converse) discorrere or conversare di
to talk to/with sb about or of sth — parlare a/con qn di qc
to talk to o.s. — parlare da solo
to get o.s. talked about — far parlare di sé
look who's talking! — senti chi parla!, parli proprio tu!
he talks too much — (talkative) parla troppo, (indiscreet) non sa tenere la bocca chiusa
talking of films, have you seen...? — a proposito di film, hai visto...?
3. vt(a language, slang) parlareto talk shop — parlare del lavoro or degli affari
to talk sb into doing sth — persuadere or convincere qn a fare qc
•- talk out -
4 talk round
* * *1) (to persuade: I managed to talk her round.) convincere2) (to talk about (something) for a long time without reaching the most important point: We talked round the question for hours.) (girare intorno a)* * *1. vt + adv2. vi + prep(subject, problem) girare intorno a* * * -
5 ■ talk about
■ talk aboutv. i. + prep.1 parlare di; discutere di: What did you talk about?, di che cosa avete parlato?; to talk about the weather, parlare del tempo che fa2 sparlare, dire male di; fare della maldicenza su: I don't want to be talked about, non voglio che si sparli di me3 parlare di; dire di volere (fare qc.); manifestare l'intenzione di: He's always talking about going to Australia, parla sempre di andare in Australia □ (fam.) talk about, parlando di, a proposito di; e poi si dice che…; alla faccia di (fam.): Talk about rising taxation! have you seen the latest rates?, a proposito di aumenti delle tasse, hai visto le ultime aliquote? -
6 ■ talk of
■ talk ofv. i. + prep.2 parlare di (fare qc.); manifestare l'intenzione di □ talking of, parlando di; a proposito di □ (fam.) Talk of the devil!, lupus in fabula (lat.): Talk of the devil! here he is!, lupus in fabula! eccolo!; parli del diavolo… -
7 talk over
* * *(to discuss: We talked over the whole idea.) discutere* * *vt + adv* * * -
8 ■ talk to
■ talk tov. i. + prep.2 (fam.) parlare con; lagnarsi con; fare rimostranze a (q.): I'll talk to the manager about it, ne parlerò col direttore3 (fam.) rimproverare, sgridare: That boy needs to be talked to, quel ragazzo ha bisogno di una (bella) sgridata □ to talk to oneself, parlare tra sé. -
9 ■ talk into
■ talk intoA v. t. + prep.convincere, persuadere (q. ) parlando a (fare qc.): He talked me into lending him some money, a furia di parlare, mi convinse a prestargli un po' di soldiB v. i. + prep. -
10 ■ talk on
■ talk onA v. i. + avv.B v. i. + prep.parlare di (o su); trattare ( un argomento): I've been asked to talk on the importance of prevention, sono stato invitato a parlare dell'importanza della prevenzione. -
11 talk shop
(to talk about one's work: We agreed not to talk shop at the party.) (parlare di lavoro) -
12 talk nineteen to the dozen
(to talk (to one another) continually or for a long time.) (parlare ininterrottamente) -
13 gift of the gab
(the ability to talk fluently and persuasively.) dono della chiacchiera -
14 pep-talk
noun (a talk intended to arouse enthusiasm, or to make people work harder, better etc: The director gave all the staff a pep-talk.) discorso di incitamento -
15 (to) fast-talk
(to) fast-talk /fɑ:sˈtɔ:k/v. t.(fam. USA) convincere con la parlantina: The man fast-talked him into signing the paper, l'uomo lo convinse a forza di chiacchiere a firmare il foglio. -
16 (to) fast-talk
(to) fast-talk /fɑ:sˈtɔ:k/v. t.(fam. USA) convincere con la parlantina: The man fast-talked him into signing the paper, l'uomo lo convinse a forza di chiacchiere a firmare il foglio. -
17 in the course of
(during: In the course of our talk, he told me about the accident.) nel corso di -
18 talking talk·ing
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19 in the presence of
(while (someone) is present: This document must be signed in the presence of a witness; Don't talk about it in my mother's presence.) in presenza di -
20 town
[taʊn]nome città f.to be in town, out of town — essere in, fuori città
••to go to town on — non badare a spese per [decor, catering]; raccontare nei minimi dettagli [story, scandal]
* * *1) (a group of houses, shops, schools etc, that is bigger than a village but smaller than a city: I'm going into town to buy a dress; He's in town doing some shopping.) città; cittadina2) (the people who live in such a group of houses etc: The whole town turned out to greet the heroes.) città; cittadina3) (towns in general as opposed to the countryside: Do you live in the country or the town?) città•- town hall
- townsfolk
- townspeople
- go to town* * *[taʊn]nome città f.to be in town, out of town — essere in, fuori città
••to go to town on — non badare a spese per [decor, catering]; raccontare nei minimi dettagli [story, scandal]
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