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1 talk sense/nonsense
(to say sensible, or ridiculous, things: Don't talk nonsense; I do wish you would talk sense.) dire cose sensate; dire sciocchezze -
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 -
3 ♦ 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! -
4 nonsense non·sense n
['nɒnsəns]sciocchezze fpl, assurdità fpl(what) nonsense! — che sciocchezze!, che assurdità!
it is nonsense to say that... — è un'assurdità or non ha senso dire che...
to talk nonsense — dire sciocchezze or assurdità
См. также в других словарях:
talk sense — phrasal : to voice rational, logical, or sensible thoughts or ideas at a time for greatness … we owe it to the people to talk sense A.E.Stevenson †1965 * * * talk sense/nonsense/etc informal … Useful english dictionary
talk nonsense — talk sense/nonsense/etc informal phrase to say something that is sensible stupid etc He talks such nonsense about politics! Thesaurus: to say something in a particular way … Useful english dictionary
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talk — talk1 [ tɔk ] verb *** ▸ 1 communicate ▸ 2 discuss ▸ 3 give lecture ▸ 4 give secret information ▸ 5 achieve something by talking ▸ 6 send information ▸ 7 have power to persuade ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) intransitive to use words to communicate: Can their… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
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Nonsense — For other uses, see Nonsense (disambiguation). For Wikipedia policy regarding nonsense, see Wikipedia:Patent nonsense. Nonsense is a communication, via speech, writing, or any other symbolic system, that lacks any coherent meaning. Sometimes in… … Wikipedia
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talk — 1 verb 1 CONVERSATION (I) to say things to someone, especially in a conversation: talk to: Who was that you were talking to at the party? | talk with: Bob was talking with a pretty woman from the fire department. | talk about/of: We were talking… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
talk — /tɔk / (say tawk) verb (i) 1. to speak or converse; perform the act of speaking. 2. to make known or interchange ideas, information, etc., by means of spoken words. 3. to consult or confer. 4. to gossip. 5. to chatter or prate. 6. to reveal… …
sense — /sens/, n., v., sensed, sensing. n. 1. any of the faculties, as sight, hearing, smell, taste, or touch, by which humans and animals perceive stimuli originating from outside or inside the body. 2. these faculties collectively. 3. their operation… … Universalium
sense — [[t]sɛns[/t]] n. v. sensed, sens•ing 1) phl any of the faculties, as sight, hearing, smell, taste, or touch, by which humans and animals perceive stimuli originating from outside or inside the body 2) phl these faculties collectively 3) phl their … From formal English to slang