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1 talk big
(to talk as if one is very important; to boast: He's always talking big about his job.) skrävla -
2 talk
n. samtal; pratstund; snack, skvaller; förhandlingar; föredrag--------v. tala; uttrycka* * *[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).) tala, prata2) (to gossip: You can't stay here - people will talk!) prata, skvallra3) (to talk about: They spent the whole time talking philosophy.) tala (prata) om2. 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.) pratstund, samtal2) (a lecture: The doctor gave us a talk on family health.) föredrag3) (gossip: Her behaviour causes a lot of talk among the neighbours.) skvaller4) (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.) prat, snack•- 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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3 big talk
skryt
См. также в других словарях:
talk big — {v.}, {informal} To talk boastfully; brag. * /He talks big about his pitching, but he hasn t won a game./ … Dictionary of American idioms
talk big — {v.}, {informal} To talk boastfully; brag. * /He talks big about his pitching, but he hasn t won a game./ … Dictionary of American idioms
talk big — ► talk big informal talk confidently or boastfully. Main Entry: ↑big … English terms dictionary
talk big — (informal).See boast verb sense 1. → talk * * * phrasal : to talk boastfully or bombastically here was an unknown … who talked big but could he deliver Neal Stanford people have come to country towns, talked big or tried to organize fantastic… … Useful english dictionary
talk big — in. to brag; to make grandiose statements. □ She talks big, but can’t produce anything. □ He has some deep need to talk big. He can’t do anything … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
talk big — talk boastfully, brag He is always talking big but nobody believes what he says … Idioms and examples
talk\ big — v informal To talk boastfully; brag. He talks big about his pitching, but he hasn t won a game … Словарь американских идиом
talk big — informal talk confidently or boastfully. → big … English new terms dictionary
talk big — Synonyms and related words: Barnumize, aggrandize, amplify, ballyhoo, blow, blow off, blowhard, bombast, build up, burlesque, caricature, carry too far, draw the longbow, exaggerate, go to extremes, hyperbolize, inflate, lay it on, magnify, make… … Moby Thesaurus
talk big — brag, exaggerate, promise a lot Bert talks big before a game. He s more humble afterwards … English idioms
To talk big — Big Big (b[i^]g), a. [Compar. {Bigger}; superl. {Biggest}.] [Perh. from Celtic; cf. W. beichiog, beichiawg, pregnant, with child, fr. baich burden, Arm. beac h; or cf. OE. bygly, Icel. biggiligr, (properly) habitable; (then) magnigicent,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
