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1 gossip
['ɡosip] 1. noun1) (talk about other people's affairs, not always truthful: I never pay any attention to gossip.) klepy2) (a chat: She dropped in for a cup of coffee and a gossip.) popovídání3) (a person who listens to and passes on gossip: She's a dreadful gossip.) klepna2. verb1) (to pass on gossip.) klevetit2) (to chat.) povídat si•- gossipy- gossip column* * *• povídat• řeči• klepy• klepna• klevetit• klep -
2 talk
[to:k] 1. verb1) (to speak; to have a conversation or discussion: We talked about it for hours; My parrot can talk (= imitate human speech).) mluvit; rozmlouvat2) (to gossip: You can't stay here - people will talk!) pomlouvat3) (to talk about: They spent the whole time talking philosophy.) diskutovat o2. noun1) ((sometimes in plural) a conversation or discussion: We had a long talk about it; The Prime Ministers met for talks on their countries' economic problems.) rozhovor2) (a lecture: The doctor gave us a talk on family health.) přednáška3) (gossip: Her behaviour causes a lot of talk among the neighbours.) drby4) (useless discussion; statements of things a person says he will do but which will never actually be done: There's too much talk and not enough action.) plané řeči•- talking book
- talking head
- talking-point
- talk show
- talking-to
- talk back
- talk big
- talk down to
- talk someone into / out of doing
- talk into / out of doing
- talk someone into / out of
- talk into / out of
- talk over
- talk round
- talk sense/nonsense
- talk shop* * *• vypravovat• vyprávět• pohovořit• proslov• řeč• rozhovor• hovor• hovořit• mluvit -
3 idle
1. adjective1) (not working; not in use: ships lying idle in the harbour.) nečinný2) (lazy: He has work to do, but he's idle and just sits around.) líný3) (having no effect or result: idle threats.) marný4) (unnecessary; without good reason or foundation: idle fears; idle gossip.) zbytečný2. verb1) (to be idle or do nothing: On holiday they just idled from morning till night.) zahálet2) (of an engine etc, to run gently without doing any work: They kept the car engine idling while they checked their position with the map.) běžet naprázdno•- idler- idleness
- idly
- idle away* * *• volnoběh• nevyužitý• nečinný• běžet naprázdno
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