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1 the talk of the town
tas, par ko runā visa pilsēta -
2 that's the talk!
lūk, to es saprotu! -
3 he is the talk of the town
par viņu runā visa pilsēta -
4 talk
[to:k] 1. verb1) (to speak; to have a conversation or discussion: We talked about it for hours; My parrot can talk (= imitate human speech).) runāt; []runāties2) (to gossip: You can't stay here - people will talk!) tenkot3) (to talk about: They spent the whole time talking philosophy.) runāt par2. 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.) saruna[]2) (a lecture: The doctor gave us a talk on family health.) lekcija; pārruna3) (gossip: Her behaviour causes a lot of talk among the neighbours.) tenkas; baumas4) (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•- 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* * *runas veids, runa; saruna; lekcija, runa; sarunu temats; pļāpāšana; tenkas, baumas; sarunas; dialekts, valoda, žargons; runāt; sarunāties; tenkot -
5 talk round
1) (to persuade: I managed to talk her round.) pārliecināt2) (to talk about (something) for a long time without reaching the most important point: We talked round the question for hours.) runāt aplinkus; nerunāt lietišķi -
6 talk shop
(to talk about one's work: We agreed not to talk shop at the party.) runāt par darbu -
7 talk nineteen to the dozen
(to talk (to one another) continually or for a long time.) runāt par deviņiem mēmiem -
8 talk over
(to discuss: We talked over the whole idea.) pārrunāt; pārspriest -
9 gift of the gab
(the ability to talk fluently and persuasively.) spēja [] muldēt -
10 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.) uzmundrinoša/rosinoša []runa -
11 in the course of
(during: In the course of our talk, he told me about the accident.) (kaut kā) laikā; gaitā -
12 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.) (kāda) klātbūtnē -
13 to talk nineteen to the dozen
runāt par deviņiem mēmiem; runāt par deviņiem mēmiem -
14 to talk of the devil
kā vilku piemin, tā vilks klāt -
15 to talk of the devil and he is sure to appear
kā vilku piemin, tā vilks klātEnglish-Latvian dictionary > to talk of the devil and he is sure to appear
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16 to talk the bark off a tree
nogurdināt ar sarunām -
17 to talk to the point
runāt par lietu -
18 to talk to the wind
kaisīt vārdus vējā -
19 speak
[spi:k]past tense - spoke; verb1) (to say (words) or talk: He can't speak; He spoke a few words to us.) runāt2) ((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.) []runāties3) (to (be able to) talk in (a language): She speaks Russian.) runāt4) (to tell or make known (one's thoughts, the truth etc): I always speak my mind.) izteikt5) (to make a speech, address an audience: The Prime Minister spoke on unemployment.) teikt runu•- speaker- speaking
- spoken
- - spoken
- generally speaking
- speak for itself/themselves
- speak out
- speak up
- to speak of* * *runāt; izsacīt, izteikt; teikt runu; skanēt; sasaukties, sazināties -
20 babble
['bæbl] 1. verb1) (to talk indistinctly or foolishly: What are you babbling about now?) pļāpāt; vāvuļot2) (to make a continuous and indistinct noise: The stream babbled over the pebbles.) čalot; burbuļot2. noun(such talk or noises.) pļāpāšana; vāvuļošana; čalošana; burbuļošana* * *čalas; vāvuļošana, pļāpāšana; burbuļošana, čalošana; čalot; vāvuļot, pļāpāt; izpļāpāties, izpļāpāt; burbuļot, čalot
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