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1 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).) kalbėti(s), šnekėti(s)2) (to gossip: You can't stay here - people will talk!) apkalbinėti, kalbėti3) (to talk about: They spent the whole time talking philosophy.) kalbėti apie2. 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.) pokalbis, derybos2) (a lecture: The doctor gave us a talk on family health.) paskaita, pokalbis3) (gossip: Her behaviour causes a lot of talk among the neighbours.) apkalbos4) (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.) kalbos•- 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
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2 talk shop
(to talk about one's work: We agreed not to talk shop at the party.) kalbėti apie darbą/reikalus -
3 inquire
1) (to ask: He inquired the way to the art gallery; She inquired what time the bus left.) klausti2) ((with about) to ask for information about: They inquired about trains to London.) teirautis, klausti3) ((with after) to ask for information about the state of (eg a person's health): He enquired after her mother.) pasiteirauti4) ((with for) to ask to see or talk to (a person): Someone rang up inquiring for you, but you were out.) klausti, prašyti5) ((with for) to ask for (goods in a shop etc): Several people have been inquiring for the new catalogue.) klausti, prašyti6) ((with into) to try to discover the facts of: The police are inquiring into the matter.) tirti•- inquiry- make inquiries
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shop talk — talk shop if people who work together talk shop, they talk about their work when they are not at work. Let s change the subject. That s enough shop talk for one evening … New idioms dictionary
shop|talk — «SHOP TK», noun. 1. talk about one s work or occupation, especially outside of working hours; talking shop: »Mere shoptalk, while of course it is heard, is not encouraged or admired for its own sake (New York Times). 2. the informal language of… … Useful english dictionary
shop talk — shop talk, conversation about a matters pertaining to person s occupation; often used of such discussions when conducted outside of working hours, as in social gatherings. [PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
shop talk — n [U] AmE informal conversation about your work, which other people may think is boring … Dictionary of contemporary English
shop talk — noun talk about your business that only others in the same business can understand • Hypernyms: ↑talk, ↑talking * * * shop talk noun Talk about one s own business, esp when carried on outside business hours • • • Main Entry: ↑shop * * * ˈshop… … Useful english dictionary
Shop Talk — Infobox Book name = Shop Talk title orig = translator = image caption = author = Philip Roth illustrator = cover artist = country = language = series = subject = Writing publisher = Houghton Mifflin pub date = September 25, 2001 english pub date … Wikipedia
shop talk — Discussion of the latest business news or rumors. ► “At one Scott facility he clambered over machines, discussed their workings with the factory crew and easily slipped into shop talk.” (Wall Street Journal, June 27, 1994, p. B3) … American business jargon
shop·talk — /ˈʃɑːpˌtɑːk/ noun [noncount] chiefly US : talk that is related to your work or special interests There was a lot of shoptalk at the office party … Useful english dictionary
shop talk — noun discussion about ones trade, business, or employment that only others in the same field can understand … Wiktionary
shop talk — See inside joke … English idioms
Shop — Shop, n. [OE. shoppe, schoppe, AS. sceoppa a treasury, a storehouse, stall, booth; akin to scypen a shed, LG. schup a shed, G. schoppen, schuppen, a shed, a coachhouse, OHG. scopf.] 1. A building or an apartment in which goods, wares, drugs, etc … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
